Waiting for God: Season Three

At the Bayview Retirement Village the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort…but not if Tom (Graham Crowden) and Diana (Stephanie Cole) have anything to do with it! Meet two elderly eccentrics who refurse to up with the appaling food and condescending staff in the hilariously cynical BAFTA-nominated comedy that won Stephanie Cole a British Comedy Award in 1992.

English comedy

As a lover of comedy especially English comedy I thoroughly enjoyed WAITING FOR GOD. My appetite was whetted when I happened to catch a couple of episodes on TV and I knew I just had to see the whole thing, all three episodes. The setting is Bournemouth on the southern coast of England, an area with which I am familiar having once lived there.

The story centers around a retirement home for still active seniors. The home is comfortable but the day to day routine is boring. The main characters are Diana, sharp as a whip with an acid wit and a skeptical outlook on life who does not suffer fools gladly. She becomes friends with Tom, a romantic dreamer who mentally is on personal social terms with all of the characters in every low grade B movie ever made.

They seem to be an unlikely couple but the two of them do find romance together. As a foil to the main characters, Harvey the manager and Jane his assistant are persons unbelievably steeped in stupidity. Harvey is greedy as well as incredibly obtuse to the point of almost being a caricature. Poor deluded Jane, madly in love with her unlovable boss actually worships Harvey and the dust around him. Other characters that seem to be vying for the title of Most Stupid are Tom's ultra boring son Geoffrey and his hypochondriac daughter in law daughter Marion. Added to the mix is a seventy five year old Don Juan living at the home who aims to be a romantic menace to aged ladies everywhere.

My criteria for rating entertainment is the question: Could I stand to watch it again? WAITING FOR GOD is definitely something to be enjoyed more than once.

For lovers of English comedy I might recommend SOME MOTHERS DO `AVE `EM,
which is slapstick but barrels of fun. Also, on a somewhat more sophisticated note watch AS TIME GOES BY. Both of these are delightful entertainment! Betty Locke November 23, 2008

Waiting For God Season Three

This British Comedy keeps getting better with each season, and season Three is no exception. This DVD is a must! November 19, 2008

Waiting for God: Season 3

This was a great season for "Waiting for God." We think it is funnier than the first 2 seasons. The music and credits get a bit annoying if you watch them straight through, but that's true of any TV series DVD. If you like Brit comedies, this should be on your list! August 26, 2008

A True Delight!

I fell in love with this series at age 16, and now at age 29 I am sharing them with my Fiance. Waiting for God is delightfully humorous while exploring the lives of "the elderly inmates" as Diana puts it, as well as the lives of their relatives and care givers. I have always enjoyed how this series strips away the mask of old age and makes you see the essential human lives that are still thriving for these individuals. I love the story arc, at the end of this series there is no disappointment, you are left with happy contentment at the final events for these friends you come to love - even the Idiot Baines. Enjoy! August 22, 2008

Great funny movie! Hoping there will be more!

These are the best movies and so much fun! We just sit and laugh and laugh. Not long before we will be there and we hope we have that much fun. A feel good movie. August 12, 2008

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