
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…
Comedy, Drama • Series • 1993 • 1 season
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Brenda Blethyn, Harish Patel
Created by: Hanif Kureishi

S1 E1 - Part 1
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
Nov 3, 1993 • 1h

S1 E2 - Part 2
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
Nov 10, 1993 • 1h

S1 E3 - Part 3
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
Nov 17, 1993 • 1h

S1 E4 - Part 4
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
Nov 24, 1993 • 1h
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.
Comedy, Drama • TV Series • 1993