Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC
Ed Reardon's Week
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005 - 2023
- 94 episodes (15 series)
Radio sitcom following curmudgeonly 50-something writer Ed Reardon, and his flawed attempts to escape poverty via literary success. Stars Christopher Douglas, Philip Jackson, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Stephanie Cole, Geoffrey Whitehead and more.
- Due to return for Series 16
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2 - Dad
Ping gets Ed to write a novel to cash in on the 'violent childhood memoirs' market... but Ed stuggles to fabricate his past. Matters are made worse when his dad comes to stay.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 22nd December 2006
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 14th April 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 18th May 2010 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 3rd November 2011 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 10th November 2012 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 30th August 2014 | 11:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 2nd January 2016 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th March 2021 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th March 2021 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th March 2021 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 7th March 2021 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Philip Jackson | Jaz Milvane |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Rita May | Pearl |
| Sally Hawkins | Ping |
| Simon Greenall | Ensemble Actor |
| Alice Lowe | Ensemble Actor |
| David Warner | Sidney |
| James Rawlings | Actor |
| David Cann | Ensemble Actor |
| Eve Dallas | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |