"Waiting for God" (1990) TV series 1990-1994

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

28 June 1990 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

When Tom Ballard moves to Bayview Retirement Vilage, he meets Diana Trent, a feisty old woman who complains...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Senior Citizen | Retirement Home | Cynicism | Elderly

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Graham Crowden	...	Tom / ... (47 episodes, 1990-1994)
Stephanie Cole	...	Diana / ... (47 episodes, 1990-1994)
Daniel Hill	...	Harvey Bains / ... (47 episodes, 1990-1994)
Janine Duvitski	...	Jane / ... (47 episodes, 1990-1994)
Andrew Tourell	...	Geoffrey / ... (46 episodes, 1990-1994)
Sandra Payne	...	Marion / ... (46 episodes, 1990-1994)
Dawn Hope	...	Jenny (29 episodes, 1990-1994)
Michael Bilton	...	Basil Makepeace / ... (27 episodes, 1990-1993)

Runtime:

30 min (47 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Oaken Holt, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the episode where Tom thwarts Harvey's building plans by leading the residents outside to show them the habitat of the great crested newt, Diana and Jane stop to talk in front of the windows outside Bayview. There are scene shifters visible through the windows throughout their conversation.

Quotes:

Tom Ballard: You are a hateful and despicable person and I hate and despic you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Trout Quintet, Op. 114

A modern parable.

"Waiting for God" takes place in the corners of the earth in the Bayview Retirement home. This program goes beyond the normal rules of the sitcom and instead takes television to a new level. This program brings a new light to the treatment of the elderly, religion, the meaning of life, and love. I have never seen such a good TV program, I doubt that I ever will again.