The Buddha of Suburbia

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

November 3, 1993

Last aired

November 24, 1993

Episodes

4

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian, Urdu

Production

BBC

Creator

Hanif Kureishi

Homepage

Official site