The Buddha of Suburbia

The Buddha of Suburbia

Limited Series 1993 · 4 eps · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Drama

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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.

Created by Hanif Kureishi

Network: BBC Two

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