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.
- Continues on Monday on Radio 4 at 2:15pm with Series 16, Episode 2
- Catch-up on Series 16, Episode 1
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Series 1, Episode 2 - Pulp Non-Fiction
Ed finds a review of his new book in the magazine Caravan and Camper. Rather than pay for photocopying, he steals the magazine from the library - an act that results in a jail sentence for the poor author.
Further details
Ed picks up a repetitive strain injury from continually checking the Amazon sales rank for his new book, Pet Peeves. Following a disastrous interview with Saga Radio, Ed heads to the library to look for any reviews of his book in the papers. Stealing a magazine that has mentioned his book was a bad move though - Ed lands in court and, when he fails to pay the fine, he is sent to prison.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 14th January 2005
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Rita May | Pearl |
| John Fortune | Felix |
| Sally Hawkins | Ping |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ensemble Actor |
| Dan Tetsell | Ensemble Actor |
| Alice Lowe | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Grace | Ensemble Actor |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Melanie Hudson (as Mel Hudson) | Ensemble Actor |
| Emma Kennedy | Ensemble Actor |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |