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
- Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 2020, Christmas Special repeated Wednesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 13, Episode 1 - The Wooden Spoon
Ed and Elgar return to London from their failed jaunt living in a shepherd's hut in the country destitute and on the lookout for a new roof over their respective heads. Could a carrier bag filled with wooden spoons be the answer to their problems?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 30th April 2019
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Christopher Douglas | Ed Reardon |
| Philip Jackson | Jaz Milvane |
| Barunka O'Shaughnessy | Ping |
| Stephanie Cole | Olive |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Stan |
| Brigit Forsyth | Pearl |
| Pippa Haywood | Maggie |
| Dan Tetsell | Ensemble Actor |
| Sarah Ovens | Ensemble Actor |
| Ellen Thomas | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Douglas | Writer |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |