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The Buddha of Suburbia

TV Series 1993 TMDB 5.9/10 Ended

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.

The Buddha of Suburbia is a TV series first shown in 1993. TMDB lists 1 season and 4 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Comedy, Drama. TMDB score 5.9/10 from 16 votes.

1Seasons
4Episodes
60mEpisode runtime
16TMDB votes

Title details

Type
TV Series
Original title
The Buddha of Suburbia
Release year
1993
First air date
November 3, 1993
Last air date
November 24, 1993
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Episode runtime
60 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Networks
BBC Two
Production companies
BBC
TMDB rating
5.9/10 (16 votes)
TMDB
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Official website
www.bbc.co.uk

Official trailers

The Buddha of Suburbia - BBC2 Trailer (Wed 3 Nov 1993)

David Bowie, Hanif Kureishi and Naveen Andrews on working on The Buddha Of Suburbia mtv

Seasons

S1 Season 1 · 1993 4 ep

Cast

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Karim Amir

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

Harish Patel

Harish Patel

Changez

Jemma Redgrave

Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

Susan Fleetwood

Susan Fleetwood

Eva Kay

David Bamber

David Bamber

Shadwell

Nisha Nayar

Nisha Nayar

Jamila

Surendra Kochar

Surendra Kochar

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

Janet Dale

Janet Dale

S

Sally George

John McEnery

John McEnery

Uncle Ted

V

Vicky Murdock

Helen

David Bradley

David Bradley

Helen's Father

Richard Leaf

Richard Leaf

Photographer

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

1st TV Producer

Characters

  • Karim Amir voiced by Naveen Andrews
  • Margaret Amir voiced by Brenda Blethyn
  • Changez voiced by Harish Patel
  • Eleanor voiced by Jemma Redgrave
  • Haroon Amir voiced by Roshan Seth
  • Charlie Kay voiced by Steven Mackintosh
  • Eva Kay voiced by Susan Fleetwood
  • Shadwell voiced by David Bamber
  • Jamila voiced by Nisha Nayar
  • Uncle Ted voiced by John McEnery
  • Helen voiced by Vicky Murdock
  • Helen's Father voiced by David Bradley
  • Photographer voiced by Richard Leaf
  • 1st TV Producer voiced by Amanda Root

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