Series 1 was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January and February 2005. Series 2 ran from December 2005 until January 2006, Series 3 from 15 December 2006 to 19 January 2007 and Series 4 from November 2007 to December 2007. Series 5 began weekly transmission on Radio 4 on Monday 6 October 2008 at 11:30am. Each episode is available as streaming audio over the internet, through the BBC's Listen Again service, for 30 days after broadcast. Series 1 was repeated in August–September 2007 on BBC 7. Series 12 started airing on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017, and the latest (Series 14) began airing on Tuesday 08 June 2021 on Radio 4, repeated shortly after on Radio 4 Extra. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6 An Audience with Ed Reardon Series 7 Series 8 Ed Reardon's Christmas Week (50th episode) Series 9 Series 10 Ed Reardon at Christmas Series 11 Series 12 Series 13 Ed Reardon at Christmas Series 14 Cast list Ed Reardon - Christopher Douglas Jaz Milvane - Philip Jackson Ping (Pandora Ingleby-Thomas) - Sally Hawkins (series 1, 3 & 4): Barunka O'Shaughnessy (series 2 and 5 onwards). Ping has a sister Py (Pyrocanthus) who appears in the Series 7 episode "Parsnip Junction", played by Katy Wix. Felix - John Fortune Final appearance in "Writer in Residence", Series 7 prior to John Fortune's death in 2013 Olive - Stephanie Cole Pearl - Rita May Series 1 - 8: Alison Steadman Series 9: Brigit Forsyth Series 10 onwards Stan - Geoffrey Whitehead Suzan - Raquel Cassidy Series 10 Fiona - Jenny Agutter Series 7 onwards Maggie - Pippa Haywood Series 12 onwards Notes External links Elgar's Litter Tray 2005 radio programme debuts BBC Radio comedy programmes Berkhamsted Ed Reardon's Week