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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - The Winona Defence
Ed has fallen in love, but his cat proves to be an insurmountable obstacle to happy ever after.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th February 2005
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Philip Jackson | Jaz Milvane |
| 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 |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Ronnie Golden | Ensemble Actor |
| Melanie Hudson (as Mel Hudson) | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |