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The Buddha of Suburbia

1993 – 1993 · BBC Two
1 seasons · 4 episodes
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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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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
Created by Hanif Kureishi

DETAILS

Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Nov 3, 1993
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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