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Desmond's (1989–1994)

You didn’t go there to get your hair cut!

6 seasons71 episodes25 min per episode★ 7.9 · 1,229 votes

• 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.

First aired

January 5, 1989

Last episode

December 19, 1994

Network

Channel 4

Country of origin

United Kingdom