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

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.

  1. Trix Worrell

    Creator

Top Billed Cast

  1. Carmen Munroe

    Shirley Ambrose

  2. Cast 1

    Norman Beaton

    Desmond Ambrose

  3. Cast 1

    Dominic Keating

    Tony

  4. Cast 1

    Robbie Gee

    Lee Stanley

  5. Cast 1

    Ram John Holder

    Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

  6. Cast 1

    Geff Francis

    Michael Ambrose

  7. Justin Pickett

    Sean Ambrose

  8. Lisa Geoghan

    Louise Dixon

  9. Gyearbuor Asante

    Matthew

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