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18BBC Two5.8(15)

The Buddha of Suburbia

ComedyDrama
1993
1 Season
4 Episodes
EN
Ended
18

About

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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Cast

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

as Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

as Margaret Amir

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

as Changez

Jemma Redgrave

Jemma Redgrave

as Eleanor

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

as Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

as Charlie Kay

Susan Fleetwood

Susan Fleetwood

as Eva Kay

David Bamber

David Bamber

as Shadwell

Nisha Nayar

Nisha Nayar

as Jamila

Surendra Kochar

Surendra Kochar

as

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

as

Janet Dale

Janet Dale

as

SG

Sally George

as

John McEnery

John McEnery

as Uncle Ted

VM

Vicky Murdock

as Helen

David Bradley

David Bradley

as Helen's Father

Richard Leaf

Richard Leaf

as Photographer

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

as 1st TV Producer

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

as 2nd TV Producer

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