The Buddha of Suburbia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Naveen Andrews plays the charismatic Karim, a half-Asian, half-English, wholly hedonistic chancer who is mortified when his civil servant father (Roshan Seth) plunges into an affair with the exotic Eva and begins passing himself off as a spiritual guru. This brings Karim into contact with Eva's wayward son, Charlie, and ostensibly offers an escape from suburbia. The story follows his break-out, from London to New York, constantly snagging himself on cultural barbwire and falling into situations a raconteur would die for. Soundtrack by David Bowie.

Series details

• Title: The Buddha of Suburbia
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1993-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-11-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10980
• IMDb ID: tt0105963
• TVDB ID: 100301

Cast and credited roles

• Naveen Andrews — Karim Amir ('Creamy')
• Brenda Blethyn — Margaret Amir
• Harish Patel — Changez
• Jemma Redgrave — Eleanor
• Roshan Seth — Haroon Amir
• Steven Mackintosh — Charlie Kay
• Susan Fleetwood — Eva Kay

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-11-03; final listed air date 1993-11-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Buddha of Suburbia on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.