TV series
Desmond's
1989–1994 · 6 seasons
Warm, chatty and gently funny, like settling into a familiar neighbourhood barbershop where everyone banters and belongs.
- Created by
- Trix Worrell
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Carmen Munroe, Norman Beaton, Dominic Keating
- Tagline
- You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!
- 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.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, friendship, work, class
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
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- Created by
- Trix Worrell
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Carmen Munroe, Norman Beaton, Dominic Keating
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