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 8, Episode 6 - Keeping The Flame Alive
With the Olympics looming Stan spies a golden opportunity - renting out Ed's flat for the duration of the games at the princely sum of £3,000 a week. So Ed has to pack up his newspaper collection, sift through his takeaway trays and leave the place he's called home for the last years. But where will he go?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 8th May 2012
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 15th May 2012 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 15th May 2012 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 17th July 2014 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Thursday 24th July 2014 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 24th July 2014 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 15th May 2016 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 15th May 2016 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 15th May 2016 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 16th May 2016 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 10th January 2023 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 10th January 2023 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 10th January 2023 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 11th January 2023 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Philip Jackson | Jaz Milvane |
| Barunka O'Shaughnessy | Ping |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Rita May | Pearl |
| Jenny Agutter | Fiona |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ensemble Actor |
| Simon Greenall | Ensemble Actor |
| Rachel Atkins | Janie |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Dawn Ellis | Producer |