Overview
- The BBC issued first-look press materials on Thursday, June 18, 2026, formally confirming The Hairdresser Mysteries as a six-part series slated for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in July.
- Sally Phillips plays Lily Petal, a city hairdresser who buys a village salon and becomes an empathy-driven amateur sleuth after clients begin to share local secrets.
- Award-winning writer Jim Cartwright created the series and executive producers Will Trotter and Oliver Kent are billed to steer the production, signaling a deliberate move toward a comforting, retro-styled drama.
- The supporting cast includes Charlotte Jordan as salon assistant Clary Coombs, Ben Castle-Gibb as PC Adam Watson, Sunetra Sarker as village gossip Wincey Evans, Clive Rowe as Lonnie and Guy Henry as antiques dealer Race Runard, with Wendi Peters among the guest stars.
- The show frames the hair salon as a community hub in the long-running British tradition of village mysteries, a format that producers hope will appeal to domestic audiences and international buyers seeking light, character-driven crime drama.