About Desmond's
- Released on January 05, 1989
- Comedy
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.
Full Cast of Desmond's
Carmen Munroe
plays Shirley Ambrose (71 episodes)
Norman Beaton
plays Desmond Ambrose (71 episodes)
Dominic Keating
plays Tony (71 episodes)
Robbie Gee
plays Lee Stanley (71 episodes)
Ram John Holder
plays Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant (71 episodes)
Geff Francis
plays Michael Ambrose (71 episodes)
Justin Pickett
plays Sean Ambrose (71 episodes)
Lisa Geoghan
plays Louise Dixon (71 episodes)
Gyearbuor Asante
plays Matthew (71 episodes)
Dean Gatiss
plays Ricky Flaxman (13 episodes)
Matilda Thorpe
plays Mandy Mosgrove (71 episodes)
Kim Walker
plays Gloria Ambrose (71 episodes)
Ian Dunn
plays Sergeant Wilson (1 episode)
Crew of Desmond's
Directing
Writing
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