The Buddha of Suburbia

Season 11993

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.

Storyline

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.

First Aired
November 3, 1993
Last Aired
November 24, 1993
Runtime
1h 0min
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
BBC Two
Production
BBC