The Buddha of Suburbia
1993•18•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•5.9•Ended
ComedyDrama
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.
Creator
Hanif Kureishi
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Naveen Andrews
Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
Changez
Jemma Redgrave
Eleanor
Roshan Seth
Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh
Charlie Kay
Susan Fleetwood
Eva Kay
David Bamber
Shadwell
Nisha Nayar
Jamila
Surendra Kochar
Badi Uzzaman
Janet Dale
Sally George
John McEnery
Uncle Ted
Vicky Murdock
Helen
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