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 10, Episode 3 - My Companion

Ed and his ex-wife plan to attend a funeral together, which makes his children, and his cat, very unhappy.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 27th May 2015
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 23rd February 2016 6:30pm Radio 4
Thursday 25th May 2017 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 25th May 2017 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 25th May 2017 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 26th May 2017 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th February 2019 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th February 2019 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th February 2019 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 25th February 2019 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 27th October 2023 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 27th October 2023 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 27th October 2023 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 28th October 2023 3:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Ping
Stephanie Cole Olive
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan
Brigit Forsyth Pearl
Guest cast
Lisa Coleman Eli
Sam Pamphilon Jake
Nicola Sanderson Janet
Geoffrey McGivern (as Geoff McGivern) Cliff
Joanna Brookes Cattery Woman
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Dawn Ellis Producer

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