When Beverley gets mugged, Shirley decides that it's time for self-defence lessons at the barber shop.
Desmond's
Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 11
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 1
Today is no ordinary day in the Ambrose household. A beautiful stranger, a 'male order man' and a handsome French teacher are all destined to enter their lives...
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 2
When a smooth-talking businessman makes an offer for the business, Desmond considers selling up and retiring in luxury to Guyana.
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 3
The plans of Michael, Desmond's eldest son, for expanding the business don't go down too well, as Desmond begins to feel somewhat redundant.
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 4
Shirley is feeling overworked and overweight, but her lively big sister Susu is coming all the way from Jamaica to see her and Desmond hopes that this might cheer her up.
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 5
There's disappointment at Desmond's barber shop when Porkpie can't bring himself to join in the birthday celebrations for Shirley.
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Desmond's // Series 1 // Episode 6
Gloria is excited by the prospect of her date with an up-and-coming politician, but Desmond and Shirley get some sad news about their old friend Sweetsticks.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 1
When Desmond is taken ill, everyone at the barber shop wonders how long he's got left and thinks about what he meant to them.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 2
It's a noisy Wednesday at Desmond's with a lot of police activity in the street outside. When Beverley arrives hotfoot with some news, the reason becomes clear.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 3
The second of a two-part story, the dramatic siege continues at Desmond's: 12 hostages, two dangerous youths and a gun make for some hair-raising comedy.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 4
Love and gossip are in the air at Desmond's. Sean is all wrapped up in a young computer buff called Veronica - and everyone else is all wrapped up in talking about it.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 5
Shirley and the kids are away from the barber shop for the weekend and Desmond reckons that he is off the leash, until a generous gesture leaves him holding the baby.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 6
Five years ago, Desmond's eldest son Michael made a pact with his university pals to meet up on a certain date and compare progress. Now, the occasion is looming and Michael is getting nervous.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 7
Matthew is in a panic because his sister is arriving from Africa.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 8
Desmond and Porkpie succumb to nostalgia over the music they used to make.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 9
Shirley is down in the dumps, but Desmond is too preoccupied with a dominoes contest to take any notice.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 10
Porkpie mounts a protest against the Channel Tunnel rail link and Gloria steels herself for her exam results.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 11
When Beverley gets mugged, Shirley decides that it's time for self-defence lessons at the barber shop.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 12
Auntie Susu pays a surprise visit from Jamaica, but the biggest surprise is what she's brought with her.
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Desmond's // Series 2 // Episode 13
The last episode of the series coincides with Desmond and Shirley's wedding anniversary, and Michael is bringing a girlfriend.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 1
Hairdresser April Buchanan gives Shirley a part-time job and makes Desmond an offer he can't refuse.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 2
An anonymous letter to Desmond starts a detective-style mystery. Who sent it and why?
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 3
A TV crew comes to make a documentary about the barbershop. Meanwhile Porkpie dreams of fame - and vegetables.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 4
Sean is behaving badly at school. When his diary falls into the wrong hands, the reason why becomes clear.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 5
Porkpie is earning a little pin money helping out at the barbershop. The first customer he meets turns out to be his daughter Denise, who hasn't seen her dad for 20 years.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 6
Gloria and Louise have a great new idea - they are going to start a men's beauty business. Shirley is dubious, but Desmond agrees.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 7
While Desmond and Shirley get ready for a plush evening out at the Hilton, Gloria plans to take advantage of her parents' absence to help Louise carry out a pregnancy test.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 8
It's a testing time for Michael and Patricia when she decides to take a holiday without him. And Desmond is encouraged to take his driving test again, with disastrous consequences.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 9
Desmond catches Shirley looking at house brochures. She assures him she was just allowing herself a little daydream. But he insists they're not moving until they retire to Guyana.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 10
When kids smash a window in the barbershop Desmond is furious at first, but, realising that they have nowhere to play, sets out to get the council to renovate the playground.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 11
The barbershop's finances are a bit shaky, so Michael offers to lend a hand. His efficiency causes a few problems, which are solved by a good old-fashioned story-telling session.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 12
Desmond's having trouble sleeping and is advised to take up exercise. He's scornful at first, but his tracksuited contemporary Bert shames him into fitness by beating him easily in a race for the bus.
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Desmond's // Series 3 // Episode 13
Desmond and Shirley think it's time Michael appreciated his roots and Sean engages Matthew to tell them about theirs.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 1
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 2
Things go horribly wrong when Lee tries to make a video for You've Been Framed.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 3
Lee wonders who his parents are. Meanwhile, Michael takes Spanish lessons from Mandy.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 4
Lee goes to Liverpool to find his mother, unaware that she's already come to London to look for him.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 5
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 6
Shirley invites problem-child Daisy for the weekend and she drives everyone up the wall.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 7
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 8
Porkpie is bitten by the lovebug when an old flame from the West Indies turns up at the shop.
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 9
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 10
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 11
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 12
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Desmond's // Series 4 // Episode 13
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Desmond's // Episode 9
In a desperate bid to improve his social standing, Michael falls for glamorous nightclub owner Rochelle Jackson.
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Desmond's // Episode 9
In a desperate bid to improve his social standing, Michael falls for glamorous nightclub owner Rochelle Jackson.
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Desmond's // Episode 9
In a desperate bid to improve his social standing, Michael falls for glamorous nightclub owner Rochelle Jackson.