Desmond's

·1989 ·6 Seasons ·Comedy

Desmond's emerged as a groundbreaking British sitcom on Channel 4, delighting audiences from 1989 to 1994 with its 71 episodes, making it the network's longest-running comedy. Filmed in 1988 and premiering in January 1989, the show is set in Peckham, London, and boasts a predominantly Black British Guyanese cast. Created and co-written by Trix Worrell, with production by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, the series stars Norman Beaton as Desmond Ambrose, whose barbershop serves as a lively hub for a colorful array of local characters, each adding to its charm and humor.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1 Season 1 6 ep

1

French Lessons

1989-01-05

2

The Offer

1989-01-12

3

Expansion Plans

1989-01-19

4

Hello Aunty Susu

1989-01-26

5

A Surprise for Porkpie

1989-02-02

6

Sad News

1989-02-09

Season 2 Season 2 13 ep

1

The Treatment

1990-01-22

2

'Old De Front Page

1990-01-29

3

'Old De Front Page Again

1990-02-05

4

Veronica

1990-02-12

5

A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy

1990-02-19

6

Reunion

1990-02-26

7

Porkpies

1990-03-05

8

For Love or Money

1990-03-12

9

Stop the World, I Want to Get Off

1990-03-19

10

Here Comes De Sun

1990-03-26

11

Kung You

1990-04-02

12

Aunty Susu

1990-04-09

13

Thirty Year Itch

1990-04-16

Season 3 Season 3 13 ep

1

The Head Hunter

1991-10-28

2

The Peckham Pimpernel

1991-11-04

3

A Day In The Life

1991-11-11

4

Smokeless Fuming

1991-11-18

5

Relative Strangers

1991-11-25

6

Vanity Merchants

1991-12-02

7

The Waiting Game

1991-12-16

8

Driving Me Crazy

1991-12-16

9

Daydreams

1992-01-06

10

Dobbin

1992-01-13

11

The Prodigal

1992-01-20

12

Too Young

1992-01-27

13

The Roots Tradition

1992-02-03

Season 4 Season 4 13 ep

1

All Things Bright

1992-10-05

2

Flats, Lies And Videotape

1992-10-12

3

Growing Pains

1992-10-19

4

Lee's Journey

1992-10-26

5

Calypso

1992-11-02

6

The Kid

1992-11-09

7

Too Red Eye

1992-11-16

8

Susu Again

1992-11-23

9

Can't Buy Me Love

1992-11-30

10

Art Attack

1992-12-07

11

Go With The Flo

1992-12-14

12

My Two Sons

1992-12-21

13

The Godmother

1992-12-28

Season 5 Season 5 13 ep

1

A Class Act

1993-09-27

2

Shimmer And Shine

1993-10-04

3

Halcyon Days

1993-10-11

4

Lollipop Man

1993-10-18

5

Pardnership

1993-10-25

6

Fairy Tales

1993-11-01

7

Love Match

1993-11-08

8

Coughs And Sneezes

1993-11-15

9

Kiss Of The Spiderman

1993-11-22

10

Two Lads And A Lady

1993-11-29

11

Shirley's Sermon

1993-12-06

12

A Matter Of Life And Death

1993-12-13

13

The Patter Of Little Feet

1993-12-20

Season 6 Season 6 13 ep

1

Do Me A Favour

1994-09-26

2

Hatchet Job

1994-10-03

3

Georgetown Dreaming

1994-10-11

4

Demon Barber II (Turbo)

1994-10-17

5

Love Letters

1994-10-24

6

Planning Permission

1994-10-31

7

The Speech

1994-11-07

8

Judgement Day

1994-11-14

9

The Return Of Hyacinth Green

1994-11-21

10

Heavy Traffic

1994-11-28

11

When The Cat's Away

1994-12-05

12

A Sign Of The Times

1994-12-12

13

O Little Town Of Peckham

1994-12-19

Actors

Norman Beaton

Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating

Robbie Gee

Ram John Holder

Ram John Holder

Geff Francis

Gyearbuor Asante

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Mona Hammond

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