About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
E1
1. Part 1
Aired 3 November 1993 • 60 min
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
E2
2. Part 2
Aired 10 November 1993 • 60 min
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
E3
3. Part 3
Aired 17 November 1993 • 60 min
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
E4
4. Part 4
Aired 24 November 1993 • 60 min
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.