Ed Reardon’s Week

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Meet Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive email.

Meet Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email, trying to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and charlatans.

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Ed Reardon’s Week (Series 14)

Ed Reardon's Week: Series 14: Elgar’s Nose

Elgar’s Nose

Series 14

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Elgar, Ed’s trusty feline companion, develops a nasty sneeze.

Whilst Ed is enjoying the lifestyle afforded to him by his pension Elgar, his trusty feline companion, develops a nasty sneeze.

Episode 5:  Elgar’s Nose 

Thanks to his weekly pension, Ed is enjoying all manner of new things like organic food box deliveries, the pleasure of ticking yes to the question ‘Do you Have a TV licence?’ with a clear conscience and a brand-new car.  Elgar, Ed’s trusty feline companion, is also enjoying this new lifestyle, apart from a sneeze that he just cannot shake.  A trip to the Vet is in order.


Cast list ep 5
Ed Reardon………..Christopher Douglas
Ping…………….……..Barunka O’Shaughnessy
Maggie……………….Pippa Haywood
Salesman…………….Phaldut Sharma
Olive…………………..Stephanie Cole
Pearl…………………..Brigit Forsyth
Stan……………………Geoffrey Whitehead
Vet………………….….Nicola Sanderson
Piers……………………Simon Greenall
Petroc Trelawny…….Himself

Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas
Produced by Dawn Ellis
Production Co-ordinator: Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred
Sound Recordist and Editor: David Thomas
A BBC Studios Production first broadcast in 2021

Ed Reardon's Week: Series 14

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