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.

Episode menu

Series 6, Episode 3 - The Cruise

Ed, surprisingly, has had a brilliant idea for a book and, even more surprisingly, Ping agrees. So when an opportunity arises to go on a cruise with Jaz and the band, Ed takes up the offer in order to find creative reinvigoration at sea.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 25th January 2010
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 11th August 2010 6:30pm Radio 4
Sunday 30th March 2014 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 30th March 2014 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 20th December 2015 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 20th December 2015 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 20th December 2015 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 21st December 2015 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 1st December 2021 7:00am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 1st December 2021 5:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 2nd December 2021 5:00am 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
Geoffrey McGivern Ensemble Actor
Simon Greenall Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Lewis Macleod Ensemble Actor
Kim Wall Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Dawn Ellis Producer

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