Series, 1993–1993Ended
The Buddha of Suburbia
IMDb 5.9, 1 season, 4 episodes, 60 min avg.
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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Nov 3, 1993
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
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Part 2
Nov 10, 1993
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
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Part 3
Nov 17, 1993
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
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Part 4
Nov 24, 1993
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
