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The Buddha of Suburbia

The Buddha of Suburbia

S1 · E1

IMDB:

5.8
The Buddha of Suburbia

Released

11/3/1993

Duration

1h 0m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Country

United States

Cast

Naveen Andrews, Brenda Blethyn, Harish Patel

Overview

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.

Episodes

Part 1EP 1Available

Part 1

60m0.0

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

Part 2EP 2Available

Part 2

60m0.0

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

Part 3EP 3Available

Part 3

60m0.0

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

Part 4EP 4Available

Part 4

60m0.0

Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.

Cast

Naveen Andrews

Karim Amir

Naveen Andrews

Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

Brenda Blethyn

Harish Patel

Changez

Harish Patel

Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

Jemma Redgrave

Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

Roshan Seth

Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

Steven Mackintosh

Susan Fleetwood

Eva Kay

Susan Fleetwood

David Bamber

Shadwell

David Bamber

Nisha Nayar

Jamila

Nisha Nayar

Surendra Kochar

Unknown Role

Surendra Kochar

Badi Uzzaman

Unknown Role

Badi Uzzaman

Janet Dale

Unknown Role

Janet Dale

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