The Buddha of Suburbia

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Comic drama following the life of 17-year-old Karim in 1970s south London suburbs.

Comic drama based on the novel by Hanif Kureishi following the life of 17-year-old Karim as he looks for trouble, action and sex in the south London suburbs of the 1970s.

Series 1

Naveen Andrews

Nisha K. Nayar

Harish Patel

Brenda Blethyn

Roshan Seth

Susan Fleetwood

Steven Mackintosh

Donald Sumpter

Hanif Kureishi

Roger Michell

The Buddha of Suburbia: Series 1: Episodes 1 and 2

Episodes 1 and 2

BBC Two - The Buddha of Suburbia, Series 1, Episodes 1 and 2

Drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening during the mid-1970s.

Drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening in the 1970s. Karim's friend Jamila's future husband arrives from Bombay, but he seems more interested in finding 221b Baker Street.

Hanif Kureishi's drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening during the mid-1970s.

When Karim's friend Jamila's future husband arrives from Bombay, he seems more interested in finding 221b Baker Street.

The Buddha of Suburbia: Series 1

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