The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial)
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The Buddha of Suburbia is a British four-part television serial, directed by Roger Michell, originally broadcast on BBC Two in November 1993. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, the series starred Naveen Andrews as the main character, Karim Amir. Its theme song, as well as other original music for the series, was written and performed by David Bowie (this work also inspired Bowie's related 'soundtrack' album of the same name).
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The Buddha of Suburbia | |
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Based on | The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi |
Screenplay by | Hanif Kureishi Roger Michell |
Directed by | Roger Michell |
Starring | Naveen Andrews Roshan Seth Susan Fleetwood Steven Mackintosh |
Composer | David Bowie |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Kevin Loader |
Cinematography | John McGlashan |
Editor | Kate Evans |
Running time | 55ā60 minutes |
Production company | BBC Films |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 3 November (1993-11-03) ā 24 November 1993 (1993-11-24) |
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Unable to find distribution in America, the series was given a limited engagement screening at The Public Theater in Manhattan from December 1994 to January 1995.[1]