The Hairdresser Mysteries: Storm in a Teacup
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm, Friday, July 17 on BBC One London (1)
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Storm in a Teacup
Season 1, Episode 1
Crime drama, starring Sally Phillips. Hairdresser Lily Petal leaves the city in favour of opening her own salon in the sleepy village of Blossom Vale but her clients' tendencies to share their secrets during appointments make her the perfect candidate to help solve local mysteries. A suspicious death and the theft of a valuable antique causes a stir in the village
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Cast & Crew
Sally Phillips
(Actor)
.. Lily Petal
Charlotte Jordan
(Actor)
.. Clary Coombs
Ben Castle-Gibb
(Actor)
.. PC Adam Watson
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Wincey Evans
Angela Bain
(Actor)
.. Prudence Snook
Guy Henry
(Actor)
.. Race Runard
William Fox
(Actor)
.. That Terry
Angela Curran
(Actor)
.. Valarie Stromboli
Clive Rowe
(Actor)
.. Lonnie
Maggie Ollerenshaw
(Actor)
.. Doris Briggs
Adrian Hood
(Actor)
.. Stan
Jack Slater Carroll
(Actor)
.. Kev
Michelle Gilliver
(Actor)
.. Shirl
Anthony O'Kereke
(Actor)
.. Bad Lad 1
Christian Loveless
(Actor)
.. Bad Lad 2
Jim Cartwright
(Writer)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
Oliver Kent
(Executive producer)
Grainne O'Boyle
(Producer)
Paul Gibson
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sally Phillips
(Actor)
.. Lily Petal
Born:
May 10, 1970
in
Hong Kong
Best Known For:
Smack the Pony
Early-life:
Phillips was born in Hong Kong in 1970, the daughter of Tim Phillips, the chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club who host The Championships, Wimbledon. She was educated at the private Wycombe Abbey School, in Campbell House and then graduated from New College, Oxford with a 1st class degree in Italian. Keen for a career on the stage she was involved in nine consecutive Edinburgh festivals. Her first TV role was in Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun in 1994, shortly after followed by a cameo in Alas Smith and Jones.
Career:
Her role as a receptionist in I'm Alan Partridge proved to be her big break and she was nominated for best female newcomer at the British Comedy Awards that year. She had a starring role in the short-lived 1999 British comedy series Hippies (with Simon Pegg and Julian Rhind-Tutt), and also co-created and wrote Smack the Pony, the all-female, double Emmy Award winning comedy show. She appeared in Bridget Jones's Diary as 'Shazzer', and has appeared in such success stories as Jam and Jerusalem and hit comedy Miranda.
Quote:
'Both my boys are obsessed with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and I have spawned the greatest, tiniest Dick Van Dyke impersonators of all time. Me Ol' Bamboo has to be seen to be believed.'
Trivia:
She has played the title role in Radio 4 sitcom Clare in the Community since 2004.
Charlotte Jordan
(Actor)
.. Clary Coombs
Ben Castle-Gibb
(Actor)
.. PC Adam Watson
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Wincey Evans
Born:
July 25, 1973
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Casualty.
Early-life:
Sunetra was born in Liverpool on June 25, 1973. Her father is a doctor. She went on to study Information Systems for Business with French at Brunel University. Her breakthrough as an actress came in 1988 when she was cast as Nisha Batra in Brookside. She stayed with the soap for two years but returned to play the same character 10 years later between 2000 and 2003.
Career:
Following her first stint on Brookside, Sarker starred in London Bridge, Cold Feet and Playing the Field. Bigger roles came in No Angels and The Chase. In 2007, she was cast as Dr Zoe Hanna in Casualty, a role she continues to play. In 2014, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On signing up for Strictly Come Dancing: 'I don't quite know what I've let myself in for. But the chance to swap my stethoscope for sequins was just too tempting.'
Trivia:
In 2014, Sarker appeared with her son, Noah, on game show Big Star's Little Star.
Angela Bain
(Actor)
.. Prudence Snook
Guy Henry
(Actor)
.. Race Runard
Born:
October 17, 1960
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Henrik Hanssen in Holby City.
Early-life:
Born on October 17, 1960 in London. Guy attended Homefield School and later Brockenhurst College, where he studied for his A-Levels. Between 1979 and 1981, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career:
Henry landed the role of Sherlock Holmes in ITV's Young Sherlock Holmes series in 1982. Since then, he has appeared in such TV series as Peak Practice, Doctors, Rome and Extras. His most notable TV role is as Henrik Hanssen in Holby City. Henry has also made a number of appearances in films, such as V for Vendetta (2005), Starter for 10 (2006) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011). He provided the physical and vocal performance for Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), while CGI special effects were used to recreate the likeness of the late Peter Cushing. Besides TV and film, Henry has done a lot of theatre work, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Quote:
On playing Grand Moff Tarkin: 'It's very daunting, actually, to try and be a famous character in the original film. And also to emulate an actor that I myself admire.'
Trivia:
He enjoys driving coaches, which he learned to drive during a two-year break from Holby City.
William Fox
(Actor)
.. That Terry
Angela Curran
(Actor)
.. Valarie Stromboli
Clive Rowe
(Actor)
.. Lonnie
Maggie Ollerenshaw
(Actor)
.. Doris Briggs
Adrian Hood
(Actor)
.. Stan
Jack Slater Carroll
(Actor)
.. Kev
Michelle Gilliver
(Actor)
.. Shirl
Anthony O'Kereke
(Actor)
.. Bad Lad 1
Christian Loveless
(Actor)
.. Bad Lad 2
Jim Cartwright
(Writer)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
Oliver Kent
(Executive producer)
Grainne O'Boyle
(Producer)
Paul Gibson
(Director)
