image

Desmond's

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

3.6

image

Seasons

6

Episodes

71

LanguageEnglish
StatusEnded
PilotJan 5, 1989
Last AirDec 19, 1994

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.

Genres

  • Comedy

Casts

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

Geff Francis

Geff Francis

Michael Ambrose

Justin Pickett

Sean Ambrose

Lisa Geoghan

Louise Dixon

Gyearbuor Asante

Matthew

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Mona Hammond

Mona Hammond

Sol Raye

Treva Etienne

Treva Etienne

Dean Gatiss

Ricky Flaxman

Matilda Thorpe

Mandy Mosgrove

Kim Walker

Gloria Ambrose

More Like This

Chef
1993TV Series
The Honeymooners
1955TV Series
Squid Game
2021TV Series
The Jetsons
1962TV Series
The Mandalorian
2019TV Series
What If...?
2021TV Series
UNTAMED
2025TV Series
Hawkeye
2021TV Series
MobLand
2025TV Series
Young Sheldon
2017TV Series
Get Smart
1965TV Series
The Brady Bunch
1969TV Series
Friends
1994TV Series
Moon Knight
2022TV Series
Westworld
2016TV Series
The Boat
2011TV Series