Desmond's

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

• 1989 –1994
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• Ended
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• TV-14

• Comedy

★ 7.3 TMDB Rating · 15 votes

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.

Created by

Trix Worrell

Seasons

6

Episodes

71

Episode length

~30m

First aired

Jan 5, 1989

Networks

Channel 4

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom