The Buddha of Suburbia 31 years old

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.

Credits

Brenda Blethyn

Margaret Amir

Mark Strong

2nd TV Producer

Steven Mackintosh

Charlie Kay

David Bamber

Shadwell

Jemma Redgrave

Eleanor

Roshan Seth

Haroon Amir

Cast

Name	Character
Brenda Blethyn She was 47 , now 78 years old	as Margaret Amir
Mark Strong He was 30 , now 61 years old	as 2nd TV Producer
Steven Mackintosh He was 26 , now 57 years old	as Charlie Kay
David Bamber He was 39 , now 70 years old	as Shadwell
Jemma Redgrave She was 28 , now 60 years old	as Eleanor
Roshan Seth He was 51 , now 82 years old	as Haroon Amir
Susan Fleetwood She was 49 , 51 years old when she died	as Eva Kay
Naveen Andrews He was 24 , now 56 years old	as Karim Amir
David Bradley He was 51 , 55 years old when he died	as Helen's Father
John McEnery He was 50 , 75 years old when he died	as Uncle Ted
Richard Leaf He was 26 , now 58 years old	as Photographer
Badi Uzzaman He was 54 , 72 years old when he died
Amanda Root She was 30 , now 62 years old	as 1st TV Producer
Harish Patel He was 43 , now 75 years old	as Changez
Janet Dale

Crew

Name	Job title
Kevin Loader Production He was 37 , now 69 years old	Producer
Hanif Kureishi Writing He was 38 , now 70 years old	Writer

The Buddha of Suburbia (31 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1993-11-03
Runtime: [60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4