Desmond's
1989, Series, 25 min, Comedy, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 69
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.
Directed by Charlie Hanson, David Askey, Iain McLean, Nic Phillips, Trix Worrell, Liddy Oldroyd, Mandie Fletcher, Lou Wakefield, Jan Sargent, Joan Sargent
Cast
- Norman Beaton as Desmond Ambrose
- Carmen Munroe as Shirley Ambrose
- Ram John Holder as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
- Gyearbuor Asante as Matthew
- Kim Walker as Gloria Ambrose
- Geff Francis as Michael Ambrose
- Robbie Gee as Lee Stanley
- Justin Pickett as Sean Ambrose
- Dominic Keating as Tony
- Matilda Thorpe as Mandy Mosgrove
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