Desmond's

Desmond's is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 5 January 1989 to 19 December 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, Desmond's stars Norman Beaton as barber Desmond Ambrose, whose shop is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters. The show is set in Peckham, London, and features a predominantly black British Guyanese cast. With 71 episodes, Desmond's became Channel 4's longest running sitcom in terms of episodes.

For the Los Angeles-based department store, see Desmond's (department store).

Desmond's
GenreSitcom
Created byTrix Worrell
StarringNorman Beaton
Carmen Munroe
Ram John Holder
Gyearbuor Asante
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes71 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAl Mitchell
Humphrey Barclay
ProducersHumphrey Barclay
Charlie Hanson
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
50 minutes (1 episode)
Production companyHumphrey Barclay Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release5 January 1989 (1989-01-05) –
19 December 1994 (1994-12-19)
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