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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.
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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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Cast
Norman BeatonDesmond Ambrose
Dominic KeatingTony
Kim Walker
Robbie GeeLee Stanley
Ram John HolderAugustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff FrancisMichael AmbroseCredits
- 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
