Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC
Ed Reardon's Week

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

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Series 9, Episode 2 - The Intern

Ed finds himself the oldest intern in town and sharing an office with Ping.

Further details

This week, the council is taking a holistic approach to cost-cutting and decides that Ed's writing class needs to get paid for some of their work.

When it transpires that the class feels that they are wasting their time and thinking of joining the 'Bonkers About Baking' class Ed decides to set them the task of writing Hedgerow Jottings and Tales from the Towpath in an attempt to earn money and become real writers.

Meanwhile, when the new intern at the agency turns out to be more than he seems, Ed finds himself maintaining his non-tax paying status by becoming the oldest intern in town and sharing an office with Ping.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 18th November 2013
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 2nd April 2015 6:30pm Radio 4
Thursday 9th April 2015 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 9th April 2015 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 5th February 2017 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 5th February 2017 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 5th February 2017 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 6th February 2017 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 6th November 2018 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 21st February 2023 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 21st February 2023 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 21st February 2023 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 2:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Ping
Stephanie Cole Olive
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan
Alison Steadman Pearl
Jonathan Bailey Alex
Guest cast
Nicola Sanderson Keely
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Dawn Ellis Producer

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