Waiting for God

Waiting for God73%

TV 1990-06-28 30m Comedy
★ 7.4 / 10 · 19 votes
Ratings
Combined
73.2 %
3 sources
IMDb
7.8 /10
2,263 votes
Trakt
67 %
57 votes
TMDB
74 %
19 votes

Refusing to succumb to old age, Tom Ballard and Diana Trent are a pair of seasoned delinquents that cause many headaches. Their uneasy alliance is destined to make life difficult at the Bayview Retirement Village.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
5
Episodes
45
Studio
BBC
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2 nominated

  • 2008 Best Visual Effects Nominated
  • 2008 Best Makeup and Hairstyling Nominated

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie 1 nominated

  • 2008 Favorite Movie Nominated

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Created by
Michael Aitkens
Cast
Stephanie Cole Stephanie Cole Diana Trent Graham Crowden Graham Crowden Tom Ballard Daniel Hill Daniel Hill Harvey Bains Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski Jane Edwards Andrew Tourell Andrew Tourell Geoffrey Ballard Sandra Payne Sandra Payne Marion Ballard Michael Bilton Michael Bilton Basil Makepeace Dawn Hope Dawn Hope Jenny
Chico Andrade Chico Andrade Antonio
Lucy Aston Lucy Aston Sarah Snow Paddy Ward Paddy Ward Jamie Edwards Tim Preece Tim Preece Rev. Dennis Sparrow
Season 1 1990 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Welcome to Bayview Tom Ballard is put in Bayview Retirement Home by drunken daughter-in-law Marion and her weak husband Geoffrey. Many of the residents are very passive but not retired journalist D… Jun 28, 1990 30m
  2. 2 A Trip to Brighton Diana rows with chief carer Jane for calling her a senior citizen and Tom does his best to ignore Marion and Geoffrey. Diana's niece Sarah has left her Porsche at the home so Dia… Jul 5, 1990 30m
  3. 3 Cheering Up Tom Tom really thinks that he won't have to wait for God much longer when he says he is dying and is rushed to hospital. He is discovered to have had a heart attack but he becomes ver… Jul 12, 1990 30m
  4. 4 The Christening Tom is going to the christening of his nephew and wants Diana to accompany him but she is not keen because her arthritis is playing her up. Because she failed to declare it on her… Jul 19, 1990 30m
  5. 5 Fraulein Mueller Jane wants to become a nun so Baines sacks her and brings in stern German matron Greta Mueller, who is a tyrant and tells Sarah where Diana hid the Porsche. Tom cons Baines into … Jul 26, 1990 30m
  6. 6 The Psychiatrist Baines decides that if Diana and Tom are seen to be mentally incompetent it will give him power of attorney over them and end all his troubles, particularly as the home is in fina… Aug 2, 1990 30m
  7. 7 The Helicopter With upcoming by-elections Councillor Ferguson is courting the grey vote and comes to the home. At the same time Diana, once a photo-journalist, takes Tom up in a helicopter to ta… Aug 9, 1990 30m
Season 2 1991 · 10 eps
  1. 1 Counselling for the Dying Following the death of a resident all alone, Tom puts himself forward as a counsellor to aid and comfort the terminally ill. A new female resident arrives and has afternoon delig… Sep 5, 1991 30m
  2. 2 The Partition Tom is depressed because he is missing his late wife but Marion and Geoffrey are not keen to have him home on respite. He turns his attentions to Diana and suggests that they shac… Sep 12, 1991 30m
  3. 3 Daisy Takes Charge Baines threatens Diana with expulsion unless she removes the partition but they both have more pressing matters to consider as Daisy becomes completely domineering, taking over th… Sep 19, 1991 30m
  4. 4 The Thief Resident Betty claims that her sewing basket has gone missing and Tom and Diana decide to investigate. Not fully believing Betty's story they follow her and Tom intervenes when th… Sep 26, 1991 30m
  5. 5 Tell the Truth Tom's belief that one should always tell the truth offends Jane, who's attempted to look glamorous to appeal to Baines and Tom says she looks hideous. He also upsets Marion by tel… Oct 3, 1991 30m
  6. 6 The Hip Operation Diana falls and breaks her hip whilst throwing a brick at the home's incompetent South American gardener. She is taken to hospital where she rows with the Welsh doctor over a hip … Oct 10, 1991 30m
  7. 7 Glamorous Grannies Tom has a bet with Diana that she can't be nice to people for a week. Such untypical actions only lead to confusion. Baines wants to organise a glamorous grandmother contest for … Oct 17, 1991 30m
  8. 8 Foreign Workers In order to cut costs Baines decides to employ illegal immigrant workers at Bayview. To Diana one incompetent foreigner, the gardener, is enough and, after the residents have sta… Oct 24, 1991 30m
  9. 9 Young People A group of students comes to Bayview and Baines bribes one of them, Bob, into being seen in a compromising situation with Diana. This will enable him, under an old church covenant… Oct 31, 1991 30m
  10. 10 The Boring Son In addition to her alcoholism, Marion's fling with Bob becomes the last straw for Geoffrey, who finally decides to leave her. But where can he go? Answer: move in with his father… Nov 7, 1991 30m
Season 3 1992 · 10 eps
  1. 1 The Funeral Depressed vicar Dennis Sparrow is conducting the funeral of ex-Bayview resident Jimmy, but is making heavy weather of the eulogy and later he tells Tom and Diana that he is losing… Sep 10, 1992 30m
  2. 2 Two Nasty Children Blaming Tom for introducing Marion to Dennis Sparrow, Geoffrey asks him to baby-sit his two children Skye and Tarquin, but they are little monsters who run rings round them. For… Sep 17, 1992 30m
  3. 3 Looking for Work It's April and yet it's still very cold so the residents do not appreciate it when Baines turns off the central heating and suggest the residents go jogging to keep warm. Tom and… Sep 24, 1992 30m
  4. 4 Harvey's Fiancee Baines meets a girl-friend, Lucy Maitland, at the hunt ball. His mother is coming to visit before going to stay with his sister so Jane poses as Lucy Maitland to put Mother off … Oct 1, 1992 30m
  5. 5 The Estate Agent After she has been accused of selfishness, Diana goes to work as a volunteer at a charity for elderly people and takes up the cause of an old lady about to be evicted by unscrupu… Oct 8, 1992 30m
  6. 6 Scandal Resident Dave Cartwright has died and at the wake the drink flows freely amongst the inhabitants of Bayview. Tom and Diana certainly have knocked it back and next morning wake u… Oct 15, 1992 30m
  7. 7 Sabotage Whilst Baines is ecstatic about his new car Tom and Diana plan a little holiday and start a vacation fund. Unfortunately, Geoffrey decides to invest the money in the new intensi… Oct 22, 1992 30m
  8. 8 Politics Diana decides that she would like to enter politics and stands as an independent candidate for the Residents' Party. Baines has been asked to stand for the Tories so Tom decides h… Oct 29, 1992 30m
  9. 9 Sleeping Pills Diana collapses and is rushed to hospital where Baines tries, unsuccessfully to cop off with the lady doctor. Diana, wrongly, gets it into her head that she is dying of cancer a… Nov 5, 1992 30m
  10. 10 Great Aunt Diana The residents are getting wet waiting for a bus but when it arrives the driver claims that they cannot get on for free for another four minutes as they are too early, so Diana hau… Nov 12, 1992 30m
Season 4 1993 · 10 eps
  1. 1 Financial Difficulties Diana is horrified to find that she is unaccountably in the red and goes up to London to cause a fuss, only to discover that all her investments have gone into receivership. Back… Sep 9, 1993 30m
  2. 2 Living Together To Jane's disapproval, Diana and Tom are now living in sin, or rather together, but already they start arguing, since they can't decide whose furniture they should be using. A n… Sep 16, 1993 30m
  3. 3 Living In Miserable Sin Living together is not the bed of roses that Tom and Diana were expecting. He criticizes her sloppiness and her funny little ways, such as feeding acorns to squirrels with a sling… Sep 23, 1993 30m
  4. 4 Shelves Geoffrey is getting on Tom's nerves with his obsession with shelves, which he keeps putting up all over the unit and it's a blessing when he gets a call from Marion, asking him to… Sep 30, 1993 30m
  5. 5 The Seance Whilst Mr. Kwok demonstrates karate to the Bayview males, who vie with each other to impress Jane, Tom is introduced to Jane's psychic, Marjorie Evans, and asks to be put in touch… Oct 7, 1993 30m
  6. 6 The Promotional Video A promotional video is being made to extol the virtues of Bayview and several residents are to have speaking parts, including Basil, who sees himself as the new James Bond, Tom an… Oct 14, 1993 30m
  7. 7 Adult Education When Tom and Diana's life drawing art classes at the local college are terminated and complaining yields no joy, they decide to instigate their own at Bayview. Baines is to be the… Oct 21, 1993 30m
  8. 8 Sent To Coventry A strange reversal of fortune overtakes Bayview with the hospitalised Baines seen as the victim and Diana his tormentor. She is sent to Coventry and there are threats of staff str… Oct 28, 1993 30m
  9. 9 Waterworks After drinking a lot at a reunion, Tom has trouble passing water and becomes very sensitive about it. He tries to keep it from Diana but his secretive behaviour initially leads he… Nov 4, 1993 30m
  10. 10 The Conference There is to be a conference on the needs of the elderly held, and Diana is asked to be the local representative. At the same time Tom is waiting on tests to see if he has prostrat… Nov 11, 1993 30m
Season 5 1994 · 8 eps
  1. 1 After The Operation Diana visits Tom in hospital. His operation to clear his prostrate cancer has been a success and he returns to Bayview with her. Unfortunately Geoffrey, who has had yet another fa… Sep 8, 1994 30m
  2. 2 The Bayview Conservation Society Baines is hiring Mr. Nakamura, a Japanese hotel consultant, to advise on the building of a new,space-saving wing to be built at Bayview - thereby enabling him to pack in more resi… Sep 15, 1994 30m
  3. 3 A Royal Visit A letter from the mayor's office suggests that a royal personage will be gracing Bayview with a visit. Diana, already even more crotchety than ever, due to a painfully swollen foo… Sep 22, 1994 30m
  4. 4 Diana's Diet Diana's foot shows no sign of healing and Tom is anxious for her to see a doctor. For all of her brash facade she is reluctant to seek medical advice in case she is given the wors… Sep 29, 1994 30m
  5. 5 Trouble With Men Diana and Jane are both taken aback by the bizarre ways of men, following their respective marriage proposals. Tom's proposal to Diana has brought on a shock and she collapses and… Oct 6, 1994 30m
  6. 6 Harvey The Priest A combination of genuine feelings for Jane, whom he is used to having around, plus the desire to still join the golf club, causes Baines to become a priest of the Order of the Fla… Oct 13, 1994 30m
  7. 7 Bungee Jumping Whilst planning his pre-nuptial agreement with an eager Jane, Baines is told that he is not a proper priest and that any attempts he makes to get money from his ordination will le… Oct 20, 1994 30m
  8. 8 A Double Wedding? After confiding her doubts about marriage to Sarah, Diana has a raucous hen night with male strippers whilst Tom's stag night is a very staid affair. The befuddled Dennis Sparrow … Oct 27, 1994 30m
Specials 1992 · 3 eps
  1. 1 Christmas at Bayview Diana stubbornly refuses to join the Christmas spirit, and wears earplugs to try to block out the sound. Meanwhile Tom plays Christmas tunes on the piano (with odd lyrics), wears… Dec 23, 1992 30m
  2. 2 Another Christmas at Bayview Tom and Diana play pranks during the holiday season, one of which injuries Harvey. Harvey ends up slightly altered with a desire to marry Jane. Jane's grandfather visits and migh… Dec 22, 1993 30m
  3. 3 Stephanie Cole Funny Women 30m
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