Desmond's
Ended
1989 – 1994
71 Episodes
30 min
3
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Cast
Carmen Munroe
Shirley Ambrose
Norman Beaton
Desmond Ambrose
Dominic Keating
Tony
Robbie Gee
Lee Stanley
Ram John Holder
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff Francis
Michael Ambrose
Justin Pickett
Sean Ambrose
Lisa Geoghan
Louise Dixon
Gyearbuor Asante
Matthew
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Mona Hammond
Sol Raye
Treva Etienne
Dean Gatiss
Ricky Flaxman
Matilda Thorpe
Mandy Mosgrove
Kim Walker
Gloria Ambrose
Synopsis
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.