Desmond’s creator Trix Worrell: ‘Desmond’s is a migrant story’ 

Very well said. I still watch and love it. Can't believe you still can't get the sitcom Porkpie. They should start repeating it.

Mathew the resident student would love that

22:01 Shirly man that is so racist tho, what about mixed-raced folk? the show just hired black people on purpose and used white people as goofy tokens, it was a racist statement by Trix, I truly believe this added to the black eye for black people as desmond is always angry and shouting and against gays and women equality, he's not a nice character at all,

@@mrsmith7936 You watched it so who cares, Desmond’s was a good show about Windrush people

I think that everytime I watch it, shows a London that doesn't exist anymore

Black Americans and black west Indians have very different experiences and cultures.

@@carribgirl007 As an American born black woman of Caribbean heritage, there's overlap in our experiences.

​@@josephinebournes8212there is definitely an overlap of all black cultures

@@carribgirl007 We in the UK are more connected to either our African or African Caribbean dialect, can kiss we teeth, chat we chat and it comes through in the music, the only Americans I know are Busta, Mos Def and KRS One

​​@@NextSound170Caribbean are British west Indians. Since the entire west Indies was colonised by Britain the influence is there a d has always been there. It is a massive part of our culture. My great grandparents, grandparents and parents were all born in the British Guiana, now called Guyana. So they were considered British citizens. Desmond's showed Caribbean people and our cultures

Me to

@@mrsmith7936 Reported this comment as it’s pointless, there’s no such thing as reverse racism. No African person before 1492 called any other African an objectifying name in history, others have done that, people who feel a higher shade of Black is any importance. White people are white; climate and the regressive lack of Vitamin D; end of, African people are African, what you saw is what it is, how we are

@@mrsmith7936 Why are you here?

@@godiseverything1482 to let you know the truth

@@mrsmith7936 What is your Truth?

It's on tubi

I watched dis back in the day n it’s on Netflix now! It’s about West Indian culture. Our heritage is class, and I relate coz my family are part of this generation, n I see my family in dis🤣

@@GA-ik6pi Matthew Joffo, he would occasionally speak twi, ghanaian language.. We loved it back in Ghana back in the early 1990s

@@irp7999 it definitely is on UK Netflix

As a Caribbean person, I loved Desmonds and I liked the early Cosby,both were great.

I'm white, I hate to bring race into it, but it infuriates me that Desmonds never gets a tenth the love that Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Keeping Up Appearances, or Father Ted get. As for the Cosby Show, what happened to Bill broke my heart. He did so so so much for bringing us together, that it cut me deep finding out about his crimes. It doesn't take away what a great show it was at the time though, and how brilliant the whole cast harmonised.

Yes and did u know Desmond Bert and Louis was on the cosby show

Trix warrel loved the cosby show

You wrote that so beautifully, I used to watch Desmonds and the fresh Prince as a kid an I loved both cos above all they were funny.

noticed fresh princes butler sneaking in there as well

Exactly 💯

@@josephinebournes8212 Yeah.

Yes they were born in British Guiana. Now called Guyana since becoming independent from Britain..they are amazing.

They have never gotten the recognition they deserve. 🇯🇲

R .I.p Desmond 🙏🏽🙏🏽

I'm doing that now

Jude Clarke Desmond Shirley and Porkpie are all Guyanese

maybe ...but she PLAYS a jamaican tho...

highlighted reply she doesn’t.. not only Jamaicans speak patioa u no lol ya’ll Jamaicans love claiming everything like Jamaicas the only Caribbean island

@@Vixenbeach123 Auntie Susu come from Jamaica so Miss Shirley come from Jamaica

Out of the West Indies Jamaicans and Guyanese are more closely related and culture and in speech more so than Bayesian and trinidadians

Why do white people on RU-vid always have to announce they are white? Do you just have to let us know? We know you watch our shows, listen to our music, bite our style. Just say you like the material and keep it moving.

@@dingolaystar3873 chill dude

@@joco2826 You chill and stop looking for validation. Did that fly over your head? 😄

@@dingolaystar3873 validation for what?

@@joco2826 See? I'll leave you to ponder it. I have faith that you'll figure it out eventually.

GoddessMother SupaQueen All the episodes are on All 4

lazyeejay It was a play.

The family was Guyanese

Sydney was west Indian as well. He was born in the Bahamas..

​@@carribgirl007 Sidney was born in Florida. Grew up in the Bahamas

To think that she is the age she is... Black don't crack especially us Afro Guyanese. 😉

@@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081 Preach it!! 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

What are you talking about? I watched Desmond’s in Trinidad as a child.

Oh well lovely. Happy to know.....

​@@leonchichester1719 it was very popular in Trinidad. Beautiful memories

True Son of Africa and this is what is great about this show various cultures all mixing in with British life 👍🏻fantastic show

Matthew was from Gambia 🇬🇲

Kerron Safe The actor that played Matthew is from Ghanaian

how many of those old african sayings were true? :o

Gloria (Kim) is an ole friend of mine - we used to spend our 20's out clubbin' in a group of former friends.. still in touch ..x

Frazzy Reeve-Lewis is she on Twitter instagram??

@@frazzyreeve-lewis5467 I had the biggest crush on Gloria / Kim when I was a kid.

Michael was last seen commanding a star destroyer in the final star wars movie :o

She died of a brain tumour

3 complete seasons on yt atm

I think you misread his message.

Political correctness does not mean what you think. It is not a dirty word. Desmond's IS politically correct and that's a great thing.

Retired from acting

@@christopherdrennan5819 Thank you.

Saw reports she had died from brain tumour !

@@johnfriday6157 She's well & truly alive.

@@hm14uk good I think there was another kim walker who died wiki getting it wrong!I realised she must be alive when I read she went to Desmond reunion in 2019!Wonder what happened to her?Thanks for info !

I have the complete series inbox me and I will get it to you I have also series 5 and 6 of Desmond's and I also have the complete porkie series also

@@carlosjackson8805 how can I get season 5 and 6, I have the others?

I have the first four seasons but not the 5th and final seasons.

You can purchase dvds. I purchased dvds for old black shows

Am watching on Netflix

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@@johncbny That makes sense. Thank You 👍🏽👍🏽

@@rog2849 Just looked for that clip. Can’t find it. Do you know the name by chance please

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@@rog2849 OMG. I didn’t realise she was of Chinese descent. Her real name is Mavis Chin Now that has shocked me. She’s really aged from that clip and online photos WOW

Maybe it didn't for you but for me it most definitely represent a side of black culture. Did it say it represented all of Black? White culture has more than just one tv show ever decade to represent it many sides. Can I ask what about that didn't sit well with you?

@Audrey Foster nothing represents a whole culture. And I think everyone knows that. It’s a slice of life.

The show represented black west Indian culture. It reminded me of my family growing up in British Guiana🇬🇾🇬🇾

@@johncbny aaaah... got it.

Yes! All 3 were born in British Guiana, now called Guyana.

discrete racism

@Kaleah Collins it’s the same in the UK.

What??! Desmond's was hilarious and it's still on tv.

I guess funny is subjective (and which channel is it repeated on?) It certainly hasn't stood the test of time and is rarely if ever mentioned now. It was produced by a bunch of white, upper middle class TV execs who needed to tick the PC box so commissioned a black writer to come up with this tripe. Glad to hear someone liked it though!

In 2013 , The Africa Channel International relaunched Desmond's - weeknights at 7pm and 11pm. Currently it shows on the channel London Live. My children watch and love it and they were not even born when it first aired. Additionally, what British black sitcom is ever mentioned now? So, your point is kind of redundant because black british work has never stood the test of time in the mainstream or got the right recognition, I can't speak for everyone but I'm Caribbean and within our community and my family, it's still loved and watched.

Jay l yeah I watch it on London live, before that I watched it on the Africa channel, before that 5+ years ago it repeated on the channel trouble and channel 4 and channel 4 have uploaded all the episodes too. I'm only 20 and i've always been able to watch it somehow. It makes me so proud because there is nothing on tv that reflects me as a black Caribbean British girl in a positive light. When my mum introduced me to Desmond's (despite the fact that it is 20+ years old) I could relate because it was so well written and the actors were brilliant. I loved the fact that there was an all black cast and I didn't have to watch a black American sitcom, it was so close to home and relatable. In my eyes and many others it has stood the test of time and they should be very proud of it.

I found your words very interesting. I am white so I guess Desmonds doesn't speak to me particularly but I do get why you feel it represents your culture. I still don't think it's funny I have to say, and that is the number one requirement of any comedy regardless of its setting. But humour is of course totally subjective! Have a great day.

It was one of the only shows in England involving a large cast of black people with a long run time in history,this was specifically featuring the lives of immigrants specifically, like the cultural norms and the comedy. Comparing the show to Emmerdale is a ridiculous comparison only context has to be provided to understand the gaping difference.

As a west Indian. It represented west Indians perfectly well. It reminded me of my family growing up in British Guiana 🇬🇾🇬🇾

I looks like she is stll alive. I think. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3Lan8949Sxc.html

@@motherbarbelo7 Ahh thank you, i hadn't watched the whole of it, Adam Okaro has got desmonds voice to an absolute T don't you think?