Ed Reardon's Week - Series 7 - Become a Successful Writer

Episode 3 "Become a Successful Writer" Radio 4's most curmudgeonly author is back for a new series, complete with his trusty companion Elgar, his pipe and his never ending capacity for scrimping and scraping at whatever scraps his agent, Ping, can offer him to keep body, mind and cat together. This week sees Ed enrolled on a writing course which endeavours to teach him how to 'write successfully'. He naturally feels he's already mastered this art, as testified to in the 1976 issue of Films and Filming, and the fact that he teaches his own course at the local leisure centre. However, much persuasion by Ping and the mention of free food and drink for three days finally sways Ed into attendance. In the event, Ed does learn a thing or two about setting up his very own 'Script Doctor' service at £25 a consultation. Cast list ep 2 Ed Reardon ..... Christopher Douglas Mort Rich ..... Henry Goodman Dave Wang ..... Geoff McGivern Ping ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy Municipal woman ..... Nicola Sanderson Sorting Officer ..... Martin Hyder Pearl ..... Rita May Olive ..... Stephanie Cole Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas Produced by Dawn Ellis.