Ed discovers that he has diabetes and his daughter, Eli, turns up to be his calorie counter- in-chief.

To escape Eli's gluten free falafel salad, Ed enrols on a clinical trial, and that's when his son, Jake turns up in the hope of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, although as Ping points out, it will only be marketable if Ed dies!

The comical world of an author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.

Starring Christopher Douglas.

Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.

Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Dr Liz Newcombe ...... Claudie Blakeley
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Eli ...... Lisa Coleman
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jake ...... Sam Pamphilon
Pearl ...... Alison Steadman
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013. Show less