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Desmond's

Desmond's

1989·TV series·6 seasons · 71 episodes12

Comedy

7.3 / 10 (15 votes)

You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!

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.

Created by
Trix Worrell
Original language
English
First aired
5 January 1989

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Cast

  • CM

    Carmen Munroe

    Shirley Ambrose

  • Norman Beaton

    Norman Beaton

    Desmond Ambrose

  • Dominic Keating

    Dominic Keating

    Tony

  • Robbie Gee

    Robbie Gee

    Lee Stanley

  • Ram John Holder

    Ram John Holder

    Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

  • Geff Francis

    Geff Francis

    Michael Ambrose

  • JP

    Justin Pickett

    Sean Ambrose

  • LG

    Lisa Geoghan

    Louise Dixon

  • GA

    Gyearbuor Asante

    Matthew

  • Mona Hammond

    Mona Hammond

  • SR

    Sol Raye

  • Treva Etienne

    Treva Etienne