Desmond's
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1989 - 1994
- 71 episodes (6 series)
Desmond's is, on the surface, just a Peckham barber shop - in reality, it's a meeting place, community centre, and old men's recreation room. Stars Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe, Ram John Holder, Gyearbuor Asante, Geff Francis and more.
- Series 3, Episode 12 repeated tomorrow at 3am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 5,363
Desmond's - Series 1
Welcome to Desmond's, Britain's funniest barbershop, where you can relax, play dominoes - and sometimes get a haircut.
This is the smash-hit first series starring demon barber Desmond Ambrose (Norman Beaton) and his long suffering wife Shirley (Carmen Munroe), with teenagers Gloria and Sean, yuppie banker son Michael, regular visitors Porkpie and Matthew, and all the customers, relatives and friends who keep the Peckham salon bursting with laughter.
This DVD features all six episodes of the original Series 1: "The French Lesson", "The Offer", "Expansion Plans", "Hello, Auntie Susu", "A Surprise for Porkpie", and "Sad News".
First released: Sunday 30th September 2007
Extra features
- Beaton But Unbowed - A Tribute To An Artist: Bonus documentary about the late Norman Beaton.
- Distributor: 4DVD
- Discs: 1
- Catalogue: C4DVD10183
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- Distributor: 4DVD
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 146
- Subtitles: English
- Catalogue: C4DVD10183
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