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The Buddha of Suburbia
ComedyDrama
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.
Nov 3, 19931 seasons4 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–4 of 4
Ep 1Part 1
Nov 3, 1993
60m
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
Ep 2Part 2
Nov 10, 1993
60m
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
Ep 3Part 3
Nov 17, 1993
60m
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
Ep 4Part 4
Nov 24, 1993
60m
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
Networks
BBC Two
GB
