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.
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.
Episodes
1. Part 1
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
2. Part 2
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
3. Part 3
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
Cast & Crew
Naveen Andrews
Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
Changez
Jemma Redgrave
Eleanor
Roshan Seth
Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh
Charlie Kay
