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  • Too Red Eye

    Desmond attempts to outbid his old rival Baldwin Martin in the immortality stakes.

  • Susu Again

    The flirtatious Aunty Susu returns with designs on Porkpie.

  • Susu Again

    The flirtatious Aunty Susu returns with designs on Porkpie.

  • Driving Me Crazy

    Michael's relationship with Patricia is tested when she sees him entering a restaurant with his secretary.

  • Relative Strangers

    Porkpie meets his estranged daughter while earning extra cash by working at the barbershop.

  • Can't Buy Me Love

    Michael goes out with a glamorous nightclub owner in the hope that an affair will improve his social standing.

  • Can't Buy Me Love

    Michael goes out with a glamorous nightclub owner in the hope that an affair will improve his social standing.

  • Growing Pains

    Lee wonders who his parents are, while Michael takes Spanish lessons from Mandy.

  • Art Attack

    Gloria falls for an artist, prompting Desmond to break out the brushes.

  • Art Attack

    Gloria falls for an artist, prompting Desmond to break out the brushes.

  • The Waiting Game

    Desmond and Shirley are all dressed up for a dinner-dance at the Hilton - until Porkpie arrives with surprising news.

  • Lee's Journey

    Lee goes to Liverpool in search of his mother, unaware that she's already come to London to look for him.

  • Go With the Flo

    Matthew's sister Florence arrives from Africa to take him home for good, despite his reluctance.

  • Go With the Flo

    Matthew's sister Florence arrives from Africa to take him home for good, despite his reluctance.

  • Daydreams

    Shirley and Desmond have different ideas when it comes to moving house.

  • Daydreams

    Shirley and Desmond have different ideas when it comes to moving house.

  • Calypso

    The barber meets a ghost from his past and thinks it's the end of his marriage.

  • My Two Sons

    Michael is put in charge of redundancies at the bank and Sean organises things in the barbershop.

  • My Two Sons

    Michael is put in charge of redundancies at the bank and Sean organises things in the barbershop.

  • The Godmother

    Michael faces the prospect of marriage, but Beverley has other plans for him.

  • The Godmother

    Michael faces the prospect of marriage, but Beverley has other plans for him.

  • The Offer

    When a smooth-talking businessman makes him an offer, Desmond considers selling up and retiring to Guyana.

  • A Class Act

    Michael is promoted to bank manager while Matthew searches for an act to top the bill at his charity concert.

  • A Class Act

    Michael is promoted to bank manager while Matthew searches for an act to top the bill at his charity concert.

  • Shimmer and Shine

    Michael is entered into a hair competition and Porkpie gets a job.

  • Shimmer and Shine

    Michael is entered into a hair competition and Porkpie gets a job.

  • Expansion Plans

    Michael's plans to expand the business make Desmond feel somewhat redundant.

  • Halcyon Daze

    Spider tries to prevent Sean from trading in his freedom for university.

  • Halcyon Daze

    Spider tries to prevent Sean from trading in his freedom for university.

  • Hello Auntie Susu

    Desmond hopes a visit from Shirley's lively big sister Susu might cheer her up.

  • Lollipop Man

    Porkpie invites everyone to see him in action at work as a lollipop man.

  • Lollipop Man

    Porkpie invites everyone to see him in action at work as a lollipop man.

  • Pardnership!

    Beverley needs money to pay for the wedding, while Desmond enters into a business venture with Lee.

  • Pardnership!

    Beverley needs money to pay for the wedding, while Desmond enters into a business venture with Lee.

  • Fairy Tales

    Gloria feels low on her 20th birthday and decides to make some changes.

  • Fairy Tales

    Gloria feels low on her 20th birthday and decides to make some changes.

  • Love Match

    Matthew falls in love and decides he wants to get married again.

  • Love Match

    Matthew falls in love and decides he wants to get married again.

  • Coughs and Sneezes

    Tony takes control of the shop when Desmond is struck down with the flu.

  • Coughs and Sneezes

    Tony takes control of the shop when Desmond is struck down with the flu.

  • Kiss of the Spiderman

    Sean books Spider as a DJ for a university dance, but soon regrets his decision.

  • Kiss of the Spiderman

    Sean books Spider as a DJ for a university dance, but soon regrets his decision.

  • Two Lads and a Lady

    Mandy disapproves of Michael's new girlfriend, and she isn't the only one.

Episode guide

Desmond's

Series 1

Desmond's

  • French Lessons

    Jealousy strikes when Desmond's wife decides to learn French from a handsome stranger.

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  • The Offer

    When a smooth-talking businessman makes him an offer, Desmond considers selling up and retiring to Guyana.

  • Expansion Plans

    Michael's plans to expand the business make Desmond feel somewhat redundant.

  • Hello Auntie Susu

    Desmond hopes a visit from Shirley's lively big sister Susu might cheer her up.

  • Sad News

    Desmond learns that his old friend and former band member of The Georgetown Dreamers, Sweetsticks, has passed away.

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  • A Surprise for Porkpie

    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 2

Desmond's

  • For Love Or Money

    Desmond and Porkpie reminisce about the music they used to make when a local talent contest persuades them to reform their band, The Georgetown Dreamers.

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  • The Treatment

    Desmond's illness has his regulars reminiscing about what he really means to them.

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  • Stop The World I Want To Get Off

    Desmond becomes too preoccupied playing dominoes to notice how unhappy Shirley has become.

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  • A Microwave, Five Men and a Nappy

    Desmond is looking forward to a relaxing time with Shirley and the kids away. Unfortunately, a generous gesture leaves him literally holding the baby.

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  • Reunion

    Five years on from graduation, Michael dreads his college reunion, feeling he has not achieved enough.

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  • Hold De Front Page - Part 1

    With the police outside the barbershop, Beverley arrives with news that explains what's going on.

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  • Here Comes De Sun

    Porkpie mounts a protest against the Channel Tunnel rail link, while Gloria prepares herself for her exam results.

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  • Porkpies

    Matthew starts to panic when he learns that his sister and brother-in-law are planning a trip to visit him from Africa, expecting him to be a successful businessman.

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  • Hold De Front Page - Part 2

    The police face a seige outside the barbershop, with two armed teenagers holding 12 hostages.

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  • Veronica

    Sean has fallen in love with his study partner Veronica, but Veronica won't shut up about Lee.

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  • Kung You

    Shirley starts self-defence classes at the shop after Beverley is mugged.

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  • Auntie Susu

    Aunty Susu makes a surprise visit from Jamaica, but she brings an even greater shock with her.

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  • Thirty Year Itch

    Michael brings a girlfriend home on Desmond and Shirley's wedding anniversary.

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Desmond's

Series 3

Desmond's

  • The Head Hunter

    A hairdresser offers Shirley a job, and makes Desmond an offer he cannot refuse.

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  • The Peckham Pimpernel

    An old friend, Neville, turns up informing everyone that he is now a detective. He has a case to solve when Desmond receives a mysterious letter and package.

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  • Daydreams

    Shirley and Desmond have different ideas when it comes to moving house.

  • Smokeless Fuming

    Sean's family discover he is underachieving at school because he has fallen for his teacher.

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  • Driving Me Crazy

    Michael's relationship with Patricia is tested when she sees him entering a restaurant with his secretary.

  • Dobbin

    Local kids put a ball through his window, so Desmond asks the council to renovate their playground. Meanwhile, Michael is upset with his mother.

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  • The Prodigal

    Michael offers his father some financial advice, but goes too far in making the business more efficient.

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  • Too Young

    Desmond's doctor tells him he needs to exercise, and when Bert easily beats him to the bus stop, he decides to do something about it.

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  • The Roots Tradition

    Shirley and Desmond think it's about time Michael appreciated his roots. Matthew impresses everyone with his African stories.

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  • Relative Strangers

    Porkpie meets his estranged daughter while earning extra cash by working at the barbershop.

  • Vanity Merchants

    Gloria and Louise plan to open a men's beauty business using environmentally friendly products.

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  • A Day In The Life

    A TV crew attempts to make a documentary about the barbershop - leaving Porkpie dreaming of fame.

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  • The Waiting Game

    Desmond and Shirley are all dressed up for a dinner-dance at the Hilton - until Porkpie arrives with surprising news.

Desmond's

Series 4

Desmond's

  • Too Red Eye

    Desmond attempts to outbid his old rival Baldwin Martin in the immortality stakes.

  • The Kid

    Shirley invites problem-child Daisy for the weekend and she drives everyone up the wall.

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  • Art Attack

    Gloria falls for an artist, prompting Desmond to break out the brushes.

  • Go With the Flo

    Matthew's sister Florence arrives from Africa to take him home for good, despite his reluctance.

  • The Godmother

    Michael faces the prospect of marriage, but Beverley has other plans for him.

  • All Things Bright

    Shirley helps out at the church with Sunday school, but gets roped into taking some troublesome kids on an outing.

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  • Calypso

    The barber meets a ghost from his past and thinks it's the end of his marriage.

  • Susu Again

    The flirtatious Aunty Susu returns with designs on Porkpie.

  • My Two Sons

    Michael is put in charge of redundancies at the bank and Sean organises things in the barbershop.

  • Flats, Lies And Videotape

    Things soon go horribly wrong when Lee tries to make a video for the TV show You've Been Framed.

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  • Lee's Journey

    Lee goes to Liverpool in search of his mother, unaware that she's already come to London to look for him.

  • Can't Buy Me Love

    Michael goes out with a glamorous nightclub owner in the hope that an affair will improve his social standing.

  • Growing Pains

    Lee wonders who his parents are, while Michael takes Spanish lessons from Mandy.

Desmond's

Series 5

Desmond's

  • Kiss of the Spiderman

    Sean books Spider as a DJ for a university dance, but soon regrets his decision.

  • Halcyon Daze

    Spider tries to prevent Sean from trading in his freedom for university.

  • Pardnership!

    Beverley needs money to pay for the wedding, while Desmond enters into a business venture with Lee.

  • A Class Act

    Michael is promoted to bank manager while Matthew searches for an act to top the bill at his charity concert.

  • Lollipop Man

    Porkpie invites everyone to see him in action at work as a lollipop man.

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    Lee decides to become a motorbike courier, but a routine health check proves problematic.

  • Shimmer and Shine

    Michael is entered into a hair competition and Porkpie gets a job.

  • Shirley's Sermon

    Shirley is asked to preach a sermon, but Desmond doesn't think it's such a good idea.

  • Two Lads and a Lady

    Mandy disapproves of Michael's new girlfriend, and she isn't the only one.

  • Love Match

    Matthew falls in love and decides he wants to get married again.

  • The Patter of Little Feet

    The barber believes his daughter is growing up too fast, and is concerned that his son isn't maturing at all.

  • Fairy Tales

    Gloria feels low on her 20th birthday and decides to make some changes.

  • Coughs and Sneezes

    Tony takes control of the shop when Desmond is struck down with the flu.

Desmond's

Series 6

Desmond's

  • Hatchet Job

    The wily barber is shocked when he reads Porkpie's diary, and Michael springs a surprise on Mandy.

  • The Speech

    Just as he's about to address an audience at an important business conference, Desmond loses his carefully prepared notes.

  • Judgment Day

    A funky American preacher sues Desmond for a cut he had two years ago, not to mention the two years of mental distress he suffered as a result.

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  • Do Me a Favour

    The barber causes confusion among the regulars by deciding to hire a seemingly unnecessary assistant.

  • Georgetown Dreaming

    The barber imagines what life could have been like if he hadn't come to England.

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  • A Sign of the Times

    Lee offers to get hold of a neon sign for the barbershop at a bargain price and install it.

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  • Heavy Traffic

    Lee falls in love with a beautiful and talented aromatherapist.

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  • Love Letters

    Beverley is distraught to discover a cache of love letters written by Cuthbert.

  • The Return of Hyacinth Green

    An old flame of Porkpie's turns up out of the blue while his fiancee is away.

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  • Demon Barber II

    Sean invents a video game designed to put his father out of business.

  • Planning Permission

    The barber hires an architect to construct his retirement home while he attempts to keep it a secret from Shirley.

  • When the Cat's Away

    Shirley asks the barber's rival for help when the shop is overrun with business.

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  • O Little Town Of Peckham

    Shirley plans a traditional Guyanese Christmas for the family members - but they have other ideas.

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