Waiting for God: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Waiting for God is a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1990 to 1994 starring Graham Crowden as Tom and Stephanie Cole as Diana, two spirited residents of a retirement home who spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families.

Set at the fictional Bayview Retirement Home near Bournemouth, the show was based around Diana Trent and her relationship with Tom Ballard, a former accountant with semi-feigned dementia. He has been exiled there for the convenience of his family.

Series details

• Title: Waiting for God
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-06-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-10-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 10993
• TVDB ID: 77998

Cast and credited roles

• Graham Crowden — Tom
• Stephanie Cole — Diana Trent
• Daniel Hill — Harvey Bains
• Janine Duvitski — Jane Edwards
• Andrew Tourell — Geoffrey
• Sandra Payne — Marion Ballard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-06-28; final listed air date 1990-08-09; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-09-05; final listed air date 1991-11-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-09-10; final listed air date 1992-11-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-09-09; final listed air date 1993-11-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-09-08; final listed air date 1994-10-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Waiting for God on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.