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The Buddha of Suburbia

1993 Comedy, Drama

Rating

5.8/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Creator

Hanif Kureishi

Cast

Naveen Andrews

Brenda Blethyn

Harish Patel

Status

Ended

Release date

11/3/1993

Last air date

11/24/1993

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Origin country

GB

Vote count

15