

The Buddha of Suburbia
1993-11-03 · 60 min / episode · ★ 5.9
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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- Hanif Kureishi
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- BBC
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- Ended
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Naveen AndrewsKarim Amir
Brenda BlethynMargaret Amir
Harish PatelChangez
Jemma RedgraveEleanor
Roshan SethHaroon Amir
Steven MackintoshCharlie Kay
Susan FleetwoodEva Kay
David BamberShadwell
Nisha NayarJamila
Surendra Kochar
Badi Uzzaman
Janet Dale
John McEneryUncle Ted
David BradleyHelen's Father
Richard LeafPhotographer
Amanda Root1st TV Producer
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