The Buddha of Suburbia
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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The Buddha of Suburbia - BBC2 Trailer (Wed 3 Nov 1993)
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1.Part 1
03-11-19931hIn 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
2.Part 2
10-11-19931hJamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
3.Part 3
17-11-19931hEva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
4.Part 4
24-11-19931hKarim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
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