Desmond's - C4 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Desmond's. Image shows from L to R: Porkpie (Ram John Holder), Desmond (Norman Beaton), Matthew (Gyearbuor Asante). Copyright: Humphrey Barclay Productions

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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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.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Thursday 5th January 1989 at 8:30pm on Channel 4

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