The Hairdresser Mysteries episode two airs today, Friday 24 July, and features a familiar face from Coronation Street. Wendi Peters, who played Cilla Battersby-Brown, appears as Gloria Crudd, a newcomer to the village with an ice cream parlour.
Episode two plot
The synopsis teases: "When a celebrity weather reporter is found dead, Lily investigates if his zero-star reviews of all the local businesses have driven one of their own to murder." Sally Phillips stars as Lily Petal, a hairdresser turned amateur detective, aided by salon assistant Clary Coombs (Charlotte Jordan) and PC Adam Watson (Ben Castle-Gibb).
Coronation Street stars
Wendi Peters, 58, is best known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown from 2003 to 2007, with a return in 2014. In The Hairdresser Mysteries, she looks worlds away from Cilla with a pastel pink copper coloured curly beehive hairdo. She is joined by fellow Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan, 32, who played Daisy Midgeley from 2020 to 2025.
Viewer reaction
Viewers have praised the series. One said on X: "Watching the first episode of #TheHairdresserMysteries and I absolutely love it! So many talented actors I recognise, such a cosy atmosphere too." Another added: "Loved today’s #TheHairdresserMysteries premiere, great stuff from @CharlieJordanxo Sally Phillips, @elisabethdw @sarker guy Henry and Ben castle- Gibb, can’t wait to see what’s coming up."
The Hairdresser Mysteries airs on Fridays at 2pm on BBC and all episodes are on BBC iPlayer.
