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Desmond's

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

1989 · TV-14 · 6 seasons · 71 episodes

Created by Trix Worrell

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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.

About 35h 30m to watch every episode. An estimate: 71 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Carmen Munroe
    Shirley Ambrose
    71 episodes

  • Norman Beaton
    Desmond Ambrose
    71 episodes

  • Dominic Keating
    Tony
    71 episodes

  • Robbie Gee
    Lee Stanley
    71 episodes

  • Ram John Holder
    Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
    71 episodes

  • Geff Francis
    Michael Ambrose
    71 episodes

  • Justin Pickett
    Sean Ambrose
    71 episodes

  • Lisa Geoghan
    Louise Dixon
    71 episodes

  • Gyearbuor Asante
    Matthew
    71 episodes

  • Mona Hammond
    71 episodes

  • Sol Raye
    71 episodes

  • Treva Etienne
    71 episodes

  • Matilda Thorpe
    Mandy Mosgrove
    71 episodes

  • Kim Walker
    Gloria Ambrose
    71 episodes

  • Kim Walker
    13 episodes

  • Dean Gatiss
    Ricky Flaxman
    13 episodes

  • Alphonsia Emmanuel
    Patricia Robeson
    4 episodes

  • Reggie Yates
    1 episode

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