Christopher Douglas (British actor)
Christopher Douglas (born c.1955) is a British actor and writer. He is the voice of Ed Reardon in BBC Radio 4's long-running sitcom "Ed Reardon's Week", which he co-writes with Andrew Nickolds. "Ed Reardon's Week" has completed fourteen series and was the winner of the Broadcasting Press Guild's "Best Radio Programme" award in 2005 and again in 2010. Douglas is also the voice and co-creator of the world's most disappointing cricketer Dave Podmore, a Radio 4 regular since 2017. Other radio credits include a two-part adaptation of  George Gissing's "New Grub Street", two series of "Mastering The Universe", co-written with Nick Newman and starring Dawn French. Also three series of "Beauty Of Britain", co-written with Nicola Sanderson and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien. Christopher Douglas writes and directs the improbably long-running career of uber-thesp Nicholas Craig (Nigel Planer) whose autobiography "I, An Actor" was first published in 1988, and who has continued to appear on TV and onstage ever since. Background. Douglas was born in 1955. His father Douglas Neill was an actor, director and TV producer. His mother Carol Howard-Eady was  an actress and stage manager. His step-father Derek Clark was briefly an actor before becoming a director and producer, retiring in 1992 as Director of Programmes for HTV. Douglas was educated at Downs Preparatory School and Clifton College. He left school at 15 to work as an assistant stage manager in various regional theatres; Porthcawl, Ilfracombe, Bristol Old Vic, Worcester and the Wyvern, Swindon, where he made his performing debut as the back end of Alfred the Horse. He joined the Young Vic company as an acting ASM in 1972. Douglas took up writing in 1979 but has continued  to work as an actor. He is Secretary of The Weekenders Cricket Club.