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The Buddha of Suburbia

  • 1993
  • TMDB 5.9/10
  • 1 season

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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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.

Cast

  • Naveen AndrewsKarim Amir
  • Brenda BlethynMargaret Amir
  • Harish PatelChangez
  • Jemma RedgraveEleanor
  • Roshan SethHaroon Amir
  • Steven MackintoshCharlie Kay
  • Susan FleetwoodEva Kay
  • David BamberShadwell

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