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

Ed Reardon's Week

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2005 - 2025
  • 100 episodes (16 series)

Radio sitcom following curmudgeonly 50-something writer Ed Reardon, and his flawed attempts to escape poverty via literary success. Stars Christopher Douglas, Lisa Coleman, Philip Jackson, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Stephanie Cole and more.

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Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Lisa Coleman Eli (Series 5 & 7-16)
Philip Jackson Jaz Milvane (Series 1-15)
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Ping (Series 2 & 5-16)
Stephanie Cole Olive (Series 1-14)
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan (Series 1-15)
Rita May Pearl (Series 1-8)
Alison Steadman Pearl (Series 9)
Brigit Forsyth Pearl (Series 10-14)
John Fortune Felix (Series 1-7)
Jenny Agutter Fiona (Series 7-9)
Jonathan Bailey Alex (Series 9)
Raquel Cassidy Suzan (Series 10)
Monica Dolan Maggie (Series 12)
Sally Hawkins Ping (Series 1 & 3-4)
Sylvestra Le Touzel Antonia (Series 11)
Pippa Haywood Maggie (Series 13-15)
Geoffrey McGivern Ensemble Actor (Series 1-9)
Simon Greenall Ensemble Actor (Series 2-9)
Dan Tetsell Ensemble Actor (Series 1-2 & 5 & 11 & 13)
Alice Lowe Ensemble Actor (Series 1-3)
Sally Grace Ensemble Actor (Series 1-3 & 5)
Martin Hyder Ensemble Actor (Series 1-2 & 4-5)
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer (Series 1-15)
Production team
Simon Nicholls Producer (Series 1-3 & 13)
Dawn Ellis Producer (Series 4-12 & 14-16)
David Thomas Sound Designer (Series 14)
Jon Calver Sound Designer (Series 15-16)

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