Desmond's. Copyright: Humphrey Barclay Productions
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 9 repeated at 7:20am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 5,363
Desmond's. Image shows from L to R: Porkpie (Ram John Holder), Desmond (Norman Beaton), Matthew (Gyearbuor Asante). Copyright: Humphrey Barclay Productions
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1989 - 1994
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 71 (6 series)
- Creator
- Trix Worrell
- Stars
- Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe, Ram John Holder, Gyearbuor Asante, Geff Francis, Kim Walker, Justin Pickett, Robbie Gee and more
- Writers
- Trix Worrell, Annie Bruce, Laurence Goldbourne, Joan Hooley, Paul McKenzie, Alrick Riley, Carol Williams, Panji Anoff and more
- Directors
- Mandie Fletcher, Charlie Hanson, Nic Phillips, Trix Worrell, Lou Wakefield, Liddy Oldroyd, Jan Sargent, David Askey and Iain McLean
- Producers
- Humphrey Barclay, Charlie Hanson, Paulette Randall and Al Mitchell
- Company
Desmond's is not just a barber shop in Peckham. Owned by Desmond and his wife Shirley, it's an all-round meeting place - and although constantly busy, very little actual hairdressing ever seems to get done!
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune Don't Scratch My Soca was composed by John Collins with lyrics by Trix Worrell.
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 5th January 1989 at 8:30pm on Channel 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 3, Episode 9: Today at 7:20am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 12: Today at 7:45am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 12: Tomorrow at 3am on Gold
- Series 2, Episode 13: Tomorrow at 3:30am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 10: Tomorrow at 7:20am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 13: Tomorrow at 7:50am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 13: Saturday at 2:45am on Gold
- Series 3, Episode 1: Saturday at 3:10am on Gold
- Series 2, Episode 12: Sunday at 3:20am on Gold
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 25th April 2024 at 2:50am on Gold - Series 2, Episode 12
- Thursday 25th April 2024 at 2:20am on Gold - Series 3, Episode 11
- Thursday 25th April 2024 at 1:20am on Gold - Series 2, Episode 11