Desmond's
1989 · TV Series · TV-14 · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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.
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- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-01-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (15 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- working class
- business
- family
- barbershop
- sitcom
- workplace comedy
Cast & crew
- CM
Carmen Munroe
as Shirley Ambrose
Norman Beaton
as Desmond Ambrose
Dominic Keating
as Tony
- KW
Kim Walker
Robbie Gee
as Lee Stanley
Ram John Holder
as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff Francis
as Michael Ambrose
- JP
Justin Pickett
as Sean Ambrose
- LG
Lisa Geoghan
as Louise Dixon
- GA
Gyearbuor Asante
as Matthew
Directed by Charlie Hanson, Mandie Fletcher
Created by Trix Worrell
Episodes6 seasons · 71 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1French Lessons30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E2The Offer30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E3Expansion Plans30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E4Hello Aunty Susu30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E5A Surprise for Porkpie30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S1E6Sad News30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1The Treatment30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E2'Old De Front Page30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E3'Old De Front Page Again30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E4Veronica30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E5A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E6Reunion30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E7Porkpies30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E8For Love or Money30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E9Stop the World, I Want to Get Off30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E10Here Comes De Sun30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E11Kung You30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E12Aunty Susu30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S2E13Thirty Year Itch30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1The Head Hunter30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E2The Peckham Pimpernel30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E3A Day In The Life30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E4Smokeless Fuming30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E5Relative Strangers30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E6Vanity Merchants30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E7The Waiting Game30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E8Driving Me Crazy30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E9Daydreams30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E10Dobbin30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E11The Prodigal30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E12Too Young30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S3E13The Roots Tradition30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1All Things Bright30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E2Flats, Lies And Videotape30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E3Growing Pains30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E4Lee's Journey30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E5Calypso30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E6The Kid30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E7Too Red Eye30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E8Susu Again30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E9Can't Buy Me Love30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E10Art Attack30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E11Go With The Flo30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E12My Two Sons30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S4E13The Godmother30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1A Class Act30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E2Shimmer And Shine30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E3Halcyon Days30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E4Lollipop Man30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E5Pardnership30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E6Fairy Tales30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E7Love Match30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E8Coughs And Sneezes30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E9Kiss Of The Spiderman30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E10Two Lads And A Lady30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E11Shirley's Sermon30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E12A Matter Of Life And Death30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S5E13The Patter Of Little Feet30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
Season 613 episodes
- S6E1Do Me A Favour30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E2Hatchet Job30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E3Georgetown Dreaming30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E4Demon Barber II (Turbo)30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E5Love Letters30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E6Planning Permission30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E7The Speech30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E8Judgement Day30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E9The Return Of Hyacinth Green30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E10Heavy Traffic30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E11When The Cat's Away30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E12A Sign Of The Times30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi
- S6E13O Little Town Of Peckham30mAmazon Prime VideoTubi