Desmond's
05/01/1989
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.
TV Show Information
Carmen Munroe
as Shirley Ambrose
Norman Beaton
as Desmond Ambrose
Dominic Keating
as Tony
Robbie Gee
as Lee Stanley
Ram John Holder
as Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
Geff Francis
as Michael Ambrose
Justin Pickett
as Sean Ambrose
Lisa Geoghan
as Louise Dixon
Gyearbuor Asante
as Matthew
Alphonsia Emmanuel
as
Mona Hammond
as
Sol Raye
as
Treva Etienne
as
Dean Gatiss
as Ricky Flaxman
Matilda Thorpe
as Mandy Mosgrove
Kim Walker
as Gloria Ambrose
