Ed Reardon’s Week: Series 14

The complete Series 14 of the popular BBC Radio 4 comedy - plus Christmas special.

Author, curmudgeon and master of the complaining letter and the abusive email, Ed Reardon is back for a 14th fantastic series.

In these globally unprecedented times, Ed is also experiencing new and unusual circumstances. For the first time in 20 years, he's financially independent thanks to the timely arrival of his state pension, and living in a stylish, newly affordable 'capsule urban living unit' (a former office space converted into a flat). He has the luxury of three (organic) meals a day, all the premier catfood Edgar can eat, and even a new car - as well as free time to devote himself to his own long-cherished projects.

But old habits die hard, and Ed's soon distracted by an unexpected meeting with his ex, Maggie, a fight to save an ancient oak tree, a request to write Ping's granny's memoirs and an eye-wateringly expensive trip to the vet. On his uppers once more, Ed is unexpectedly offered two potentially lucrative projects: scripting a movie for Jaz Milvain and writing a series of biographies for Maggie. But he can only choose one job - which is it to be?

And in the festive special episode 'Ed Reardon's Christmas Week', Ed needs a room at the inn - the Lock Keeper's Arms, that is. But first he's got to square up to Scrooge....

Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds, this superlative sitcom stars Christopher Douglas as Ed, with Barunka O'Shaughnessy as Ping, Philip Jackson as Jaz and Pippa Hayward as Maggie. Geoffrey Whitehead is Stan, Brigit Forsyth, Pearl and Stephanie Cole plays Olive.

Credits:

Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas. Produced by Victoria Lloyd and Dawn Ellis. Production co-ordinator: Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred. A BBC Studios production.

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22nd December 2020 ('Ed Reardon's Christmas Week'), 8th June - 13th July 2021 (Series 14).

Cast:

Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas

Ping - Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Jaz Milvain - Philip Jackson

Jake - Sam Pamphilon

Eli - Lisa Coleman

Audiobook/Instructor/Bernice/Newsreader/TV host/Vet - Nicola Sanderson

Landlord - Colin MacFarlane

Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead

Pearl - Brigit Forsyth

Olive - Stephanie Cole

Jenna - Mina Anwar

Assistant - Tom Price

Maggie - Pippa Hayward

Bus driver/Frank/Piers - Simon Greenall

Spike - Kathryn Drysdale

Geoff/Cliff - Dan Tetsell

Granny - Maggie Steed

Salesman - Phaldut Sharma

With Petroc Trelawny as himself