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Desmond's

Comedy · 1989

Last aired: S6 E13, O Little Town of Peckham · 1994-12-19

Desmond's is centered around Desmond Ambrose played by Norman Beaton. Desmond owns a barber shop in Peckham, London which is a local gathering place for a group of West Indian immigrants. Little hairdressing gets done, as this is more a meeting place than a barber shop.

Cast

Season 6

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6
E1 Do Me a Favour 1994-09-26 · 30 min Desmond hires a new assistant, Ricky, but no one else can understand why he's chosen him.
E2 Hatchet Job 1994-10-03 · 30 min Desmond gets a shock when he reads a page or two from Porkpie's diary.
E3 Georgetown Dreaming 1994-10-11 · 30 min On a miserable English day Desmond wonders what might have happened if he had never come to this 'godforsaken country'.
E4 Demon Barber II (Turbo) 1994-10-17 · 30 min Sean invents a video game that seems destined to put his father out of business.
E5 Love Letters 1994-10-24 · 30 min Beverley is distraught when she finds some love letters written by Cuthbert.
E6 Planning Permission 1994-10-31 · 30 min Desmond hires an architect to plan the retirement house he's always dreamt of - but then he tries to keep it secret from Shirley.
E7 The Speech 1994-11-07 · 30 min Desmond is away at a conference. but his speech has gone Awol. When it can't be found, there's only one answer: the barbershop gang will write a replacement.
E8 Judgement Day 1994-11-14 · 30 min A funky American preacher arrives at the barbershop to sue Desmond for a cut he had two years ago and the months of mental distress he had to suffer afterwards.
E9 The Return of Hyacinth Green 1994-11-21 · 30 min Porkpie's old flame Hyacinth turns up - and just happens to answer the phone when his absent fiancee Susu calls from Jamaica.
E10 Heavy Traffic 1994-11-28 · 30 min Lee falls in love. She's beautiful, talented, an aromatherapist - and that's not all...
E11 When the Cat's Away 1994-12-05 · 30 min A huge wedding takes place in Peckham, which means big business for the shop. But Desmond is away and Shirley is forced to call in his hated rival, Irving Poole.
E12 A Sign of the Times 1994-12-12 · 30 min Desmond has ordered a neon sign for the shop and Lee has got it for him at a bargain price. But then he offers to install it, too...
E13 O Little Town of Peckham 1994-12-19 · 30 min Shirley is planning a traditional Guyanese Christmas but the family have other plans. Lee decides that the barber shop needs a Christmas grotto, complete with elves and santas.

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