Season 1

The Buddha of Suburbia

Season 1

1993tvEnded1 Season · 4 Ep
ComedyDrama

Created by: Hanif Kureishi

Network: BBC Two

Season aired: 1993-11-03

Overview

Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.

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Episodes · 4

Part 1
1

Part 1

1h 0m1993-11-03

In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.

Part 2
2

Part 2

1h 0m1993-11-10

Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.

Part 3
3

Part 3

1h 0m1993-11-17

Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.

Part 4
4

Part 4

1h 0m1993-11-24

Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.

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Cast

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Changez

Jemma Redgrave

Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

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