Ed Reardon's Week
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By Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas.
Ed is a curmudgeonly 50-something writer described in the show's publicity material as an "author, pipesmoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email".

Ed lives in genteel poverty with his cat, Elgar, scraping a living as a hack by working through commissions for coffee table books such as The Brands Hatch Story and Pet Peeves, a book of celebrity pet anecdotes. Much of this work comes through his agent Felix and Felix's assistant Ping, an archetypal Sloane Ranger who rejects his amorous advances. He also makes a small income from running a creative writing course at the local Night School. His lessons frequently mention the single episode of Tenko (a 1980s wartime drama) which he wrote. The class spends a lot of time giving him advice and making comments about his general lack of achievement, between complaints about being forced to watch his Tenko episode endlessly.

Many thanks to Dick L for contributions to this page.

Series 1
01 - The Swim
02 - Pulp Non-Fiction
03 - Holby City
04 - The Old Lock-Keeper
05 - The Winona Defence
06 - King Of The Road
 
Series 2
01 - Rogue Mail
02 - The Speech
03 - The Last Laugh
04 - Our Man In Berkhamsted
05 - A Hint Of Calvados
06 - The Operations
 
Series 3
01 - The Name-Check 
02 - Dad
03 - Undercover 
04 - The Dig
05 - Murder Most Rewritten
06 - The Libel Action

Series 4
01 - January The 31st 
02 - Ruth And Reconciliation
03 - The Wrong Fleece 
04 - The Old Boys Network
05 - Role Reversal
06 - Trimarans That Pass In The Night  

Series 5
01 - The Last Miaow
02 - The CV Of Dorian Gray
03 - Anger Management 
04 - Educating Peter
05 - The Great Escape 
06 - Granddad 

Series 6
01 - The Charterhouse Redemption
02 - Charity Begins Next Door 
03 - The Cruise
04 - Cheese Cricket
05 - A Bottle Of Ulterio Motivo 
06 - Elgar Writes 

Series 7
01 - In The Current Climate 
02 - From Bean to Cup 
03 - Become a Successful Writer
04 - Parsnip Junction
05 - Writer in Residence 
06 - Summer of '76

Series 8
01 - Have a Great Weekend
02 - Original British Drama
03 - It's a Nude Nude Nude Nude World
04 - Making a Difference
05 - Keeping the Flame Alive
06 - Rosicrucian Armageddon