{"product_id":"book-ge71","title":"Ed Reardon's Week: Series 9-12","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries 9-12 of the hit comedy featuring curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor, pipe-smoker, fare-dodger and master of the complaining letter and abusive email, Ed Reardon returns for another four series. Despite many thwarted attempts at literary succes, he's still living a precarious existence with his trusty companion Elgar, reliant on any small morsels of work Ping can offer him to keep body, mind and cat together. He also continues to have regular run-ins with his nemesis, Jaz Milvane - who somehow manages to make money out of mad schemes, while Ed makes nothing - and his love life remains more than a little erratic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong his endeavours in these 24 episodes, Ed attends his first ever interview for a real job; finds himself facing homelessness as Stan throws him out on the street; enters the groves of academe as he becomes a student at 'Uni'; and gains a new agent, Maggie, who gets him a regular writing gig on \u003ci\u003eYour Motorhome\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Can she help him to turn his fortunes around?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included is a special festive edition, which sees Ed spending the holiday season without Elgar. All he has for Christmas is a computer and a commission...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Ed, alongside \u003cb\u003eStephanie Cole\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePhilip Jackson,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Whitehead, Alison Steadman, Brigit Forsyth\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBarunka O'Shaughnessy\u003c\/b\u003e, in this acclaimed comedy by \u003cb\u003eChristopher Douglas \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAndrew Nickolds\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Pure joy'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e                     \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Dawn Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 November-16 December 2013 (Series 9), 13 May-17 June 2015 (Series 10), 1 January 2016 (Ed Reardon at Christmas), 4 October-8 November 2016 (Series 11), 24 October-28 November 2017 (Series 12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEd Reardon - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlive - \u003cb\u003eStephanie Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCliff - \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey McGivern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePing - \u003cb\u003eBarunka O'Shaughnessy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJaz Milvane - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePearl - \u003cb\u003eAlison Steadman\/Brigit Forsyth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStan - \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay - \u003cb\u003eSimon Greenall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJake - \u003cb\u003eSam Pamphilon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli - \u003cb\u003eLisa Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiona - \u003cb\u003eJenny Agutter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzan - \u003cb\u003eRaquel Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaggie - \u003cb\u003eMonica Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Melanie Hudson, Nicola Sanderson, Jonathan Bailey, Carys Eleri, Claudie Blakley, Jonathan Coy, Corrie Corfield, Felicity Montagu, Carolyn Pickles, Dan Mersh, Vicki Pepperdine, Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Phaldut Sharma, Joanna Brookes, Pam Ferris, Jack Farthing, Jeremy Paxman, John Humphrys, Divian Ladwa, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Maya Sondhi, Ruth Madeley, Don Gilet, Karl Theobald, Tyger Drew-Honey, Petroc Trelawney,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49357829538096,"sku":"BDge71","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ge71-cover.jpg?v=1762371235","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ge71","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}