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The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)

6.2/10 Ended 60 min Nov 03, 1993 1 Season
Comedy Drama

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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Show Details

Original Title The Buddha of Suburbia
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 4
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 5.9

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Cast

Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews
Karim Amir
4 episodes
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Margaret Amir
4 episodes
Harish Patel
Harish Patel
Changez
4 episodes
Jemma Redgrave
Jemma Redgrave
Eleanor
4 episodes
Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth
Haroon Amir
4 episodes
Steven Mackintosh
Steven Mackintosh
Charlie Kay
4 episodes
Susan Fleetwood
Susan Fleetwood
Eva Kay
4 episodes
David Bamber
David Bamber
Shadwell
4 episodes
Nisha Nayar
Nisha Nayar
Jamila
4 episodes
Surendra Kochar
Surendra Kochar
4 episodes
Badi Uzzaman
Badi Uzzaman
4 episodes
Janet Dale
Janet Dale
4 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Hanif Kureishi

Seasons

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Season 1
4 episodes 1993

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Videos & Trailers

David Bowie, Hanif Kureishi and Naveen Andrews on working on The Buddha Of Suburbia mtv
David Bowie, Hanif Kureishi and Naveen Andrews on working on The Buddha Of Suburbia mtv
Behind the Scenes
The Buddha of Suburbia - BBC2 Trailer (Wed 3 Nov 1993)
The Buddha of Suburbia - BBC2 Trailer (Wed 3 Nov 1993)
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Keywords

london, england new york city hippie 1970s group sex arranged marriage punk rock politics male homosexuality miniseries racism punk band mixed race child british asian

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Rating
6.2
/10

Based on 14 votes

Details
First Air Date November 3, 1993
Last Air Date November 24, 1993
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 5.9
Links
IMDb Official Site

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