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The Buddha of Suburbia

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.

1993 |1 Season  | 60m |  Comedy, Drama

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Cast

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Naveen Andrews

Karim Amir

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Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

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Harish Patel

Changez

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Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

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Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

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Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

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Susan Fleetwood

Eva Kay

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David Bamber

Shadwell

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Nisha Nayar

Jamila

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Surendra Kochar

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Badi Uzzaman

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Janet Dale

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John McEnery

Uncle Ted

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David Bradley

Helen's Father

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Richard Leaf

Photographer

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Amanda Root

1st TV Producer

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Mark Strong

2nd TV Producer

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Creator

Hanif Kureishi

Status

Ended

Languages

English, Italian, Urdu

Network

BBC Two