The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
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.
Rated
18
Year
1993
Country
GB
Language
English
First aired
3 November 1993
TMDB
5.9 (16)
Created by Hanif Kureishi
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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
S
Sally George
John McEnery
Uncle Ted
V
Vicky Murdock
Helen
David Bradley
Helen's Father
Richard Leaf
Photographer
Amanda Root
1st TV Producer
Mark Strong
2nd TV Producer
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