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 2, Episode 2 - The Speech

Ed attempts to finance his daughter's wedding and write a speech for a corrupt jockey. What could possibly go wrong?

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 28th December 2005
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 6th April 2010 11:00pm Radio 7
Tuesday 24th May 2011 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 10th December 2020 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 10th December 2020 4:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 11th December 2020 4:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 13th December 2020 9:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Philip Jackson Jaz Milvane
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Ping
Stephanie Cole Olive
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan
Rita May Pearl
John Fortune Felix
Geoffrey McGivern Ensemble Actor
Alice Lowe Ensemble Actor
Martin Hyder Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Tom Colebrook Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Simon Nicholls Producer

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