The Buddha of Suburbia

1993
The Buddha of Suburbia

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 Part 1 Nov 03, 1993

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

EP2 Part 2 Nov 10, 1993

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

EP3 Part 3 Nov 17, 1993

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

EP4 Part 4 Nov 24, 1993

Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
7.3| en| Drama, Comedy
Synopsis

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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  • Top Credited Cast
Naveen Andrews as Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn as Margaret Amir
Harish Patel as Changez
Jemma Redgrave as Eleanor
Roshan Seth as Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh as Charlie Kay
Susan Fleetwood as Eva Kay
David Bamber as Shadwell
Nisha Nayar as Jamila