Desmond's
You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!
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.
Seasons
1. French Lessons
Air Date: 1989-01-05
2. The Offer
Air Date: 1989-01-12
3. Expansion Plans
Air Date: 1989-01-19
4. Hello Aunty Susu
Air Date: 1989-01-26
5. A Surprise for Porkpie
Air Date: 1989-02-02
6. Sad News
Air Date: 1989-02-09
1. The Treatment
Air Date: 1990-01-22
2. 'Old De Front Page
Air Date: 1990-01-29
3. 'Old De Front Page Again
Air Date: 1990-02-05
4. Veronica
Air Date: 1990-02-12
5. A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy
Air Date: 1990-02-19
6. Reunion
Air Date: 1990-02-26
7. Porkpies
Air Date: 1990-03-05
8. For Love or Money
Air Date: 1990-03-12
9. Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
Air Date: 1990-03-19
10. Here Comes De Sun
Air Date: 1990-03-26
11. Kung You
Air Date: 1990-04-02
12. Aunty Susu
Air Date: 1990-04-09
13. Thirty Year Itch
Air Date: 1990-04-16
1. The Head Hunter
Air Date: 1991-10-28
2. The Peckham Pimpernel
Air Date: 1991-11-04
3. A Day In The Life
Air Date: 1991-11-11
4. Smokeless Fuming
Air Date: 1991-11-18
5. Relative Strangers
Air Date: 1991-11-25
6. Vanity Merchants
Air Date: 1991-12-02
7. The Waiting Game
Air Date: 1991-12-16
8. Driving Me Crazy
Air Date: 1991-12-16
9. Daydreams
Air Date: 1992-01-06
10. Dobbin
Air Date: 1992-01-13
11. The Prodigal
Air Date: 1992-01-20
12. Too Young
Air Date: 1992-01-27
13. The Roots Tradition
Air Date: 1992-02-03
1. All Things Bright
Air Date: 1992-10-05
2. Flats, Lies And Videotape
Air Date: 1992-10-12
3. Growing Pains
Air Date: 1992-10-19
4. Lee's Journey
Air Date: 1992-10-26
5. Calypso
Air Date: 1992-11-02
6. The Kid
Air Date: 1992-11-09
7. Too Red Eye
Air Date: 1992-11-16
8. Susu Again
Air Date: 1992-11-23
9. Can't Buy Me Love
Air Date: 1992-11-30
10. Art Attack
Air Date: 1992-12-07
11. Go With The Flo
Air Date: 1992-12-14
12. My Two Sons
Air Date: 1992-12-21
13. The Godmother
Air Date: 1992-12-28
1. A Class Act
Air Date: 1993-09-27
2. Shimmer And Shine
Air Date: 1993-10-04
3. Halcyon Days
Air Date: 1993-10-11
4. Lollipop Man
Air Date: 1993-10-18
5. Pardnership
Air Date: 1993-10-25
6. Fairy Tales
Air Date: 1993-11-01
7. Love Match
Air Date: 1993-11-08
8. Coughs And Sneezes
Air Date: 1993-11-15
9. Kiss Of The Spiderman
Air Date: 1993-11-22
10. Two Lads And A Lady
Air Date: 1993-11-29
11. Shirley's Sermon
Air Date: 1993-12-06
12. A Matter Of Life And Death
Air Date: 1993-12-13
13. The Patter Of Little Feet
Air Date: 1993-12-20
1. Do Me A Favour
Air Date: 1994-09-26
2. Hatchet Job
Air Date: 1994-10-03
3. Georgetown Dreaming
Air Date: 1994-10-11
4. Demon Barber II (Turbo)
Air Date: 1994-10-17
5. Love Letters
Air Date: 1994-10-24
6. Planning Permission
Air Date: 1994-10-31
7. The Speech
Air Date: 1994-11-07
8. Judgement Day
Air Date: 1994-11-14
9. The Return Of Hyacinth Green
Air Date: 1994-11-21
10. Heavy Traffic
Air Date: 1994-11-28
11. When The Cat's Away
Air Date: 1994-12-05
12. A Sign Of The Times
Air Date: 1994-12-12
13. O Little Town Of Peckham
Air Date: 1994-12-19
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Rating
7.1/10
Release Date
1989-01-05
Episodes
71 (6 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Humphrey Barclay Productions