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Desmond's

You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!
Premiered: Jan 05, 1989 | 6 seasons | 71 episodes

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Popularity: 3

Creator: Trix Worrell
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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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Name Character Episodes
Robbie Gee Lee Stanley 71
Dominic Keating Tony 71
Ram John Holder Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant 71
Alphonsia Emmanuel 71
Treva Etienne 71
Norman Beaton Desmond Ambrose 71
Geff Francis Michael Ambrose 71
Kim Walker 13
Reggie Yates 1