Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC
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 3 - The Last Laugh
The embittered writer contacts the bank when his finances tip into the abyss. Ed also engineers the break up of popular comedy writing duo Smith and Savage.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 4th January 2006
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 8th January 2009 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Tuesday 13th April 2010 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 31st May 2011 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 17th December 2020 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 17th December 2020 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 18th December 2020 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 20th December 2020 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Barunka O'Shaughnessy | Ping |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Rita May | Pearl |
| John Fortune | Felix |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ensemble Actor |
| Dan Tetsell | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Grace | Ensemble Actor |
| Martin Hyder | Ensemble Actor |
| Andy Hamilton | Terry Savage |
| Matthew Holness | Ensemble Actor |
| Tom Colebrook | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |