
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.
Last Episode Date: 1993-11-24
Comedy
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (14 votes)
Official website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tjl1c
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Naveen Andrews
as Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn
as Margaret Amir

Harish Patel
as Changez

Jemma Redgrave
as Eleanor

Roshan Seth
as Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh
as Charlie Kay

Susan Fleetwood
as Eva Kay

David Bamber
as Shadwell

Nisha Nayar
as Jamila

John McEnery
as Uncle Ted