CinemaOSSeries · 1993 · 1 Season

The Buddha of Suburbia

59%(16)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Created byHanif Kureishi

Status: Ended
Language: EN
First aired: November 3, 1993
Last aired: November 24, 1993
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4

Network

BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

Susan Fleetwood

Susan Fleetwood

Eva Kay

David Bamber

David Bamber

Shadwell

Nisha Nayar

Nisha Nayar

Jamila

Surendra Kochar

Surendra Kochar

Creative team

Created by: Hanif Kureishi

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