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Desmond's

71 %|Jan 5, 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.

Humphrey Barclay
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Charlie Hanson
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Cast

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Carmen Munroe
Shirley Ambrose
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Norman Beaton
Desmond Ambrose
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Robbie Gee
Lee Stanley
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Ram John Holder
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
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Geff Francis
Michael Ambrose
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Justin Pickett
Sean Ambrose
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Lisa Geoghan
Louise Dixon
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Dean Gatiss
Ricky Flaxman
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Matilda Thorpe
Mandy Mosgrove
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Kim Walker
Gloria Ambrose