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Desmond's

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

TV-14 Comedy

Starring: Carmen Munroe, Norman Beaton, Dominic Keating, Robbie Gee, Ram John Holder

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
January 5, 1989
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Creator:
Trix Worrell
Networks:

Overview

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.