Desmond's

Comedy1989TV-1471 episodes6 seasonsScripted

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

First aired: 1989-01-05

Synopsis

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.

Creators

Trix Worrell

Casting

  • Treva Etienne
  • Ram John Holder
    Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
  • Lisa Geoghan
    Louise Dixon
  • Dominic Keating
    Tony
  • Norman Beaton
    Desmond Ambrose
  • Geff Francis
    Michael Ambrose
  • Carmen Munroe
    Shirley Ambrose
  • Alphonsia Emmanuel
  • Mona Hammond
  • Robbie Gee
    Lee Stanley