Desmond's

[lancslad58]

Peckham's greatest barbers shop is open for business, repeats of the original series on Freeview Drama Thursday evenings.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133299/

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

You can stream all six series on Channel 4 OD.

I used to watch it back in the day, mostly because there was literally nothing else worth watching in the time slot.

Same reason I used to watch Songs of Praise, Ski Sunday and Antiques Roadshow whilst thinking "I really should start my homework soon"

I really cannot iamgine choosing to watch Desmonds now when there are a thousand better things to watch.

[lancslad58]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

You can stream all six series on Channel 4 OD.

I used to watch it back in the day, mostly because there was literally nothing else worth watching in the time slot.

Same reason I used to watch Songs of Praise, Ski Sunday and Antiques Roadshow whilst thinking "I really should start my homework soon"

I really cannot iamgine choosing to watch Desmonds now when there are a thousand better things to watch.

I've found that some of the early episodes just won't play on All4, same with the Comic Strip series. throws an error.

[blue_haddock]

lancslad58 said:

Peckham's greatest barbers shop is open for business, repeats of the original series on Freeview Drama Thursday evenings.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133299/

Absolutely loved Desmonds.

Dont scratch my sofa!

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

blue_haddock said:

Dont scratch my sofa!

Soca!

[Lo-Fi]

'Dem Kant do dat! Mash down me flat for de tunnel!'

Porkpie.

[LARK F1 GTR]

I tried to get into a year or so ago but just couldn't. I only lasted a few episodes.

[entropy]

Loved this show back in the day.

Very few black kids and mixed-race kids in my school years and they tend to come from single parents on benefits and the fear of them being trouble-makers.

Learnt a lot about the black community and its intricacies e.g. West Indian vs. Africans, barbershop as community hub, Windrush generation.

I don't watch much telly nowadays but it seems comedy was better during that time with Lenny Henry, The Real McCoy, and then years later there was Goodness Gracious Me.

[C5_Steve]

Used to love Desmond's, watched a few on 4OD. Great show.

[shirt]

LARK F1 GTR said:

I tried to get into a year or so ago but just couldn't. I only lasted a few episodes.

Same. Loved it back in the day. I nostalgia’d and lost.

[dudleybloke]

Lo-Fi said:

'Dem Kant do dat! Mash down me flat for de tunnel!'

Porkpie.

Yeman!

[lancslad58]

dudleybloke said:

Lo-Fi said:

'Dem Kant do dat! Mash down me flat for de tunnel!'

Porkpie.

Yeman!

Don't forget Ram John Holder (Porkppie) was aslo a musician.


https://youtu.be/oYkZrtoN4aE