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 3, Episode 3 - Undercover
Ed shaves off his beard to become a secret shopper, but when he starts listening to fellow secret shopper Dave Wang, the impoverished writer manages to lose his employers their IKEA contract.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 29th December 2006
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st April 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 25th May 2010 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 30th May 2010 | 3:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 10th November 2011 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 11th March 2021 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 11th March 2021 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 12th March 2021 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 14th March 2021 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Rita May | Pearl |
| John Fortune | Felix |
| Sally Hawkins | Ping |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ensemble Actor |
| Simon Greenall | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Grace | Ensemble Actor |
| Paul Richard Biggin | Ensemble Actor |
| Matthew Holness | Ensemble Actor |
| Eve Dallas | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |