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The Buddha of Suburbia

Season 1 1993

  • 1993-11-03T21:25:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English, Italian, Urdu
  • Comedy, Drama
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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4 episodes

Series Premiere

1993-11-03T21:25:00Z

1x01 Part 1

65%

Series Premiere

1x01 Part 1

  • 1993-11-03T21:25:00Z — 1h

In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.

1993-11-10T21:25:00Z

1x02 Part 2

80%

1x02 Part 2

  • 1993-11-10T21:25:00Z — 1h

Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.

1993-11-17T21:25:00Z

1x03 Part 3

80%

1x03 Part 3

  • 1993-11-17T21:25:00Z — 1h

Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.

Season Finale

1993-11-24T21:25:00Z

1x04 Part 4

100%

Season Finale

1x04 Part 4

  • 1993-11-24T21:25:00Z — 1h

Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.

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