Episode 1
The Treatment
30m
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Directed by Charlie HansonWritten by Trix Worrell
TV series
Desmond's
1989TV-146 seasons7.3 / 10
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.
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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.
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Episode 2
'Old De Front Page
30m
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Directed by Charlie HansonWritten by Trix Worrell
Episode 3
'Old De Front Page Again
30m
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Directed by Charlie HansonWritten by Trix Worrell
Episode 4
Veronica
30m
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Directed by Charlie HansonWritten by Trix Worrell
Episode 5
A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy
30m
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Written by Trix Worrell
Episode 8
For Love or Money
30m
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Directed by Charlie HansonWritten by Trix Worrell
Episode 9
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
30m
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Written by Trix Worrell
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
More about Desmond's
Cast
Carmen MunroeShirley Ambrose
Norman BeatonDesmond Ambrose
Dominic KeatingTony
Kim Walker
Robbie GeeLee Stanley
Ram John HolderAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff FrancisMichael AmbroseJustin PickettSean Ambrose
Credits
- Created by
- Trix Worrell
- Written by
- Trix Worrell
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 71
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Channel 4United Kingdom- Humphrey Barclay Productions
Themes
barbershopbusinessfamilylondon, englandsitcomworking classworkplace comedy
