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.
Cast
Naveen Andrews
as Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
as Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
as Changez
Jemma Redgrave
as Eleanor
Roshan Seth
as Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh
as Charlie Kay
Susan Fleetwood
as Eva Kay
David Bamber
as Shadwell
Nisha Nayar
as Jamila
Surendra Kochar
as
Badi Uzzaman
as
Janet Dale
as
Sally George
as
John McEnery
as Uncle Ted
Vicky Murdock
as Helen
David Bradley
as Helen's Father
Richard Leaf
as Photographer
Amanda Root
as 1st TV Producer
Mark Strong
as 2nd TV Producer
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Part 1
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
Part 2
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
Part 3
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
Part 4
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
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