| Desmond's | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Trix Worrell |
| Starring | Norman Beaton Carmen Munroe Ram John Holder Gyearbuor Asante |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 71 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Al Mitchell Humphrey Barclay |
| Producers | Humphrey Barclay Charlie Hanson |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes 50 minutes (1 episode) |
| Production company | Humphrey Barclay Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 5 January 1989 – 19 December 1994 |
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Desmond's is a British television sitcom broadcast by Channel 4 from 5 January 1989 to 19 December 1994.[1] Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay,[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Desmond's". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Malik, Sarita. "Desmond's". The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC). Encyclopedia of Television. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ Paul Jackson, "Desmond's", Britain in a Box, BBC Radio 4, 11 May 2013.