The Hairdresser Mysteries: Knickerbocker Gloria
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm, Friday, July 24 on BBC One London (1)
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Knickerbocker Gloria
Season 1, Episode 2
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. Crime drama, starring Sally Phillips and Charlotte Jordan
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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
Adrian Hood
(Actor)
.. Stan
Paul Adeyefa
(Actor)
.. Brian Parkinson
Steven Webb
(Actor)
.. Jonty Starr
Gina Fillingham
(Actor)
.. Suzie Bagshot
Ben McGregor
(Actor)
.. Hugh Fletcher
Michelle Gilliver
(Actor)
.. Shirl
Wendi Peters
(Actor)
.. Gloria Crudd
Jack Slater Carroll
(Actor)
.. Kev
Pablo Raybould
(Actor)
.. Mr Meekly
Chelsea Sawyerr
(Actor)
.. Waitress
David Semple
(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.
Adrian Hood
(Actor)
.. Stan
Paul Adeyefa
(Actor)
.. Brian Parkinson
Steven Webb
(Actor)
.. Jonty Starr
Gina Fillingham
(Actor)
.. Suzie Bagshot
Ben McGregor
(Actor)
.. Hugh Fletcher
Michelle Gilliver
(Actor)
.. Shirl
Wendi Peters
(Actor)
.. Gloria Crudd
Born:
February 29, 1968
in
Blackburn
Best Known For:
Playing Cilla Battersby-Brown on Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born Wendi Louise Dawson in Blackburn on February 29, 1968, she is the sister of actress Lindsey Dawson. In 1996, Wendi made her TV debut in an episode of Cardiac Arrest. She followed that up with guest appearances in Out of the Blue and Bad Girls. In 1996, she starred in the Hollywood film In Love and War, alongside Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell.
Career:
Peters' big break came in October 2003 when she made her first screen appearance as Cilla Brown in Coronation Street. She left the show in January 2007, but returned for six weeks in 2014. Peters is also known for her stage work, having appeared in the likes of Bedroom Farce, Noises Off, Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, White Christmas, and Rutherford and Son. Away from acting, Peters reached the 2009 final of Celebrity MasterChef, losing out to eventual winner Jayne Middlemiss. In 2015, Peters was a contestant on ITV's celebrity sheepdog trials programme Flockstars.
Quote:
On her Coronation Street character: 'I'm very grateful to have played her. If I hadn't, I'd probably be working as a jobbing actress now. It opened all sorts of doors for me.'
Trivia:
In 2014, Peters won a charity edition of The Great British Sewing Bee.
Jack Slater Carroll
(Actor)
.. Kev
Pablo Raybould
(Actor)
.. Mr Meekly
Chelsea Sawyerr
(Actor)
.. Waitress
David Semple
(Writer)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
Oliver Kent
(Executive producer)
Grainne O'Boyle
(Producer)
Paul Gibson
(Director)
