Coronation Street's Cilla Battersby-Brown star Wendi Peters has joined a new star-studded BBC detective series. The Hairdresser Mysteries, created by Jim Cartwright, has released a first look at the nostalgic 1970s set crime drama and confirmed its cast.
About The Hairdresser Mysteries
The upcoming six-part show follows Lily Petal (Sally Phillips), a high-end hairdresser who leaves the competitive city scene to buy a small village hairdressers at the top of a cobbled street. The synopsis teases: "Everyone tells their hairdresser everything and soon she becomes the hub of her new village’s secrets and revelations. Using her own brand of uncannily developed hairdressing intuitive, empathy and understanding, Lily begins to solve the mysteries of the village."
Wendi Peters as Gloria Crudd
Wendi Peters, 58, plays Gloria Crudd, another newcomer to the village hoping to make a fresh start with her ice cream parlour but soon finds her old life catching up with her. In a first look, Wendi looks worlds away from Cilla with a pastel pink copper coloured curly beehive hairdo adorned with jewellery pieces. She is best known for playing Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street from 2003 to 2007, returning in 2014.
Charlotte Jordan Joins the Cast
Wendi is not the only Coronation Street star in the series. Charlotte Jordan, 32, plays Clary Coombs, Lily's bright and analytical assistant, described as "the Watson to her Shear-lock Holmes." Jordan is best known for playing Daisy Midgeley on the cobbles from 2020 to 2025, involved in storylines including the hard-hitting acid attack plot.
Other Cast Members
Bridget Jones' Diary star Sally Phillips leads the cast as Lily Petal. You star Ben Castle-Gibb plays PC Adam Watson, an eager young copper who falls for Clary. Ackley Bridge star Sunetra Sarker plays Wincey Evans, the village gossip. Clive Rowe plays Lonnie, the flamboyant manager of the local charity shop, and Holby City star Guy Henry plays Race Runard, an eccentric antiques dealer.
The Hairdresser Mysteries comes to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this July.
