Desmond's (1989)
You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!
6 seasons · 71 episodes · 30m· Comedy
Desmond's was a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. With 71 episodes, Desmond's became Channel 4's longest-running sitcom. The first series was shot in 1988, with the first episode broadcast in January 1989. The show was made in and set in Peckham, London, England and featured a predominantly Black British Guyanese cast. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, this series starred Norman Beaton as barber Desmond Ambrose. Desmond's shop was a gathering place for an assortment of local characters.
Rated
TV-14
Year
1989
Country
GB
Language
English
First aired
5 January 1989
TMDB
7.3 (15)
Created by Trix Worrell
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C
Carmen Munroe
Shirley Ambrose
Norman Beaton
Desmond Ambrose
Dominic Keating
Tony
Robbie Gee
Lee Stanley
Ram John Holder
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff Francis
Michael Ambrose
J
Justin Pickett
Sean Ambrose
L
Lisa Geoghan
Louise Dixon
G
Gyearbuor Asante
Matthew
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Mona Hammond
S
Sol Raye
Treva Etienne
D
Dean Gatiss
Ricky Flaxman
Matilda Thorpe
Mandy Mosgrove
K
Kim Walker
Gloria Ambrose
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