Sally Phillips' 'The Hairdresser Mysteries' exploded onto screens like a runaway juggernaut, leaving critics and viewers alike scrambling to make sense of the unbridled chaos that is this daytime drama. Set in the picturesque village of Blossom Vale, the show sees London-transplant hairdresser Lily Petal (Phillips) trading her chaotic city life for a quieter pace – but little does she know, she's about to get tangled up in some seriously strange local mysteries! Her new sidekick Clary (Charlotte Jordan) quickly discovers that Lily's got a secret talent for sleuthing, hinted at by her past 'sorting things out' with a flourish.
This show is the ultimate oddball, an unapologetic slab of snuggle-fueled madness that defies all conventional cosy crime drama norms. With plot twists as bizarre as a Viking-themed takeaway – complete with horned-helmeted staff serving battered sausages in miniature longships – and characters who'd make even the most seasoned soap opera fans raise an eyebrow, 'The Hairdresser Mysteries' is a true original. The 1970s aesthetic is woven throughout, from Lily's corduroy flares to the salon's retro decor, all lovingly sprinkled with a healthy dose of catch-all nostalgia.
Reviewers are going wild for its bananas level of strangeness, praising the drama's harrowingly relentless cheer and commitment to absurdity. Just when you think things can't get any more surreal, the show throws in a brutal bludgeoning discussion while characters dance to 1970s pop hits – or perhaps an influencer gets tossed from a minstrels' gallery with all the finesse of a badly-placed pratfall! And let's not forget those sing-alongs to Sister Sledge and T-Rex classics, guaranteed to leave you smiling (and questioning your life choices).
With iced buns aplenty, cheap wigs flying everywhere, and some of the most inventive – and baffling – police work this side of the Channel, 'The Hairdresser Mysteries' is an experience that's equal parts brilliant and awful. It's a 'brawful' adventure that defies all logic, placing a whoopee cushion firmly under sanity's buttocks before running away laughing. So buckle up, folks – Sally Phillips and co are about to take you on the wildest ride in daytime TV history!