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Desmond's

IMDb 7.3 1989 • 30 min • Comedy

Director

Trix Worrell

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Carmen Munroe
Carmen Munroe Shirley Ambrose
Norman Beaton
Norman Beaton Desmond Ambrose
Dominic Keating
Dominic Keating Tony
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee Lee Stanley
Ram John Holder
Ram John Holder Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant