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

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 4 - The Old Lock-Keeper

Ed's week is marred by the death of an old pal, deceptive junk mail and huge egos. But has Ed's big break finally come when he takes over The Old Lock-Keeper column?

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 28th January 2005
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 26th April 2011 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 17th June 2018 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 2:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 23rd September 2020 2:30am Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 26th September 2020 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Philip Jackson Jaz Milvane
Stephanie Cole Olive
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan
Rita May Pearl
John Fortune Felix
Geoffrey McGivern Ensemble Actor
Dan Tetsell Ensemble Actor
Alice Lowe Ensemble Actor
Sally Grace Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Ronnie Golden Ensemble Actor
Emma Kennedy Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Simon Nicholls Producer

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