Desmond's

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.

• Release date
• January 5, 1989
• Runtime
• 30 min
• TMDB score
• 7.3

Cast

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

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Lisa Geoghan Louise Dixon