Waiting for God (1990)

Name: Waiting for God
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Stephanie Cole, Graham Crowden, Daniel Hill, Janine Duvitski, Andrew Tourell

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (2,255 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

7.83 avg 7 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Bayview	8.1	87
2	A Trip to Brighton	7.9	80
3	Cheering Up Tom	7.7	70
4	The Christening	7.7	63
5	Fraulein Mueller	7.8	63
6	The Psychiatrist	7.9	59
7	The Helicopter	7.7	61

Season 2 (1991)

7.65 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 29 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Counselling for the Dying	7.4	58
2	The Partition	7.4	56
3	Daisy Takes Charge	8.2	59
4	The Thief	8.0	56
5	Tell the Truth	7.4	59
6	The Hip Operation	7.8	63
7	Glamorous Grannies	7.8	59
8	Foreign Workers	7.4	56
9	Young People	7.6	53
10	The Boring Son	7.5	55

Season 3 (1992)

8.02 avg 11 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 31 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Funeral	7.6	52
2	Two Nasty Children	8.0	56
3	Looking for Work	7.8	52
4	Harvey's Fiancee	8.2	54
5	The Estate Agent	8.2	51
6	Scandal	8.3	51
7	Sabotage	7.9	50
8	Politics	7.9	45
9	Sleeping Pills	8.3	54
10	Great-Aunt Diana	8.3	54
11	Christmas at Bayview	7.7	47

Season 4 (1993)

7.72 avg 11 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 29 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Financial Difficulties	7.8	44
2	Living Together	7.7	44
3	Living in Miserable Sin	7.5	44
4	Shelves	7.7	44
5	The Seance	7.9	43
6	The Promotional Video	7.6	43
7	Adult Education	7.7	43
8	Sent to Coventry	7.6	40
9	Waterworks	7.9	38
10	The Conference	8.1	40
11	Another Christmas at Bayview	7.4	37

Season 5 (1994)

7.67 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 29 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	After the Operation	7.9	38
2	The Bayview Conservation Society	7.7	38
3	A Royal Visit?	7.7	39
4	Diana's Diet	7.6	37
5	Trouble with Men	7.4	37
6	Harvey the Priest	7.4	40
7	Bungee Jumping	7.4	39
8	A Double Wedding?	8.3	46