Season 1 (1993)
Release date: 1993-11-03
Novel: Hanif Kureishi
Episodes (4):
1. Part 1
In 1970s London we meet Karim, the son of an India father and an English mother.
Release date: 1993-11-03
2. Part 2
Jamila’s betrothed, Changez, arrives from Bombay but he mainly wants to see Baker Street.
Release date: 1993-11-10
3. Part 3
Eva leaves suburbia for the city. Karim becomes an actor and falls in love with Eleanor.
Release date: 1993-11-17
4. Part 4
Karim becomes a star and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.
Release date: 1993-11-24
Cast
Naveen Andrews
as Karim Amir
Brenda Blethyn
as Margaret Amir
Harish Patel
as Changez
Jemma Redgrave
as Eleanor
Roshan Seth
as Haroon Amir
Steven Mackintosh
as Charlie Kay
Susan Fleetwood
as Eva Kay
David Bamber
as Shadwell
Nisha Nayar
as Jamila
Surendra Kochar
as
Badi Uzzaman
as
Janet Dale
as
John McEnery
as Uncle Ted
David Bradley
as Helen's Father
Richard Leaf
as Photographer
Amanda Root
as 1st TV Producer
Mark Strong
as 2nd TV Producer
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Sally George, Vicky Murdock - Helen
Crew - click here to expand
Hanif Kureishi - Novel, Alexandra Byrne - Costume Design