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Waiting for God | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Michael Aitkens |
Starring | Stephanie Cole Graham Crowden Daniel Hill Janine Duvitski |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 47 (including 2 Specials) |
Production | |
Running time | 46x30 minutes 1x45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 28 June 1990 27 October 1994 | –
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Waiting for God is a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 28 June 1990 to 27 October 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. It was written by Michael Aitkens.
The show became very successful, running for five series.[1] The programme is still repeated in the UK on various channels, most notably Gold and Drama. Series one to five have run (and in some cases continue to run) on PBS in the United States, and in New Zealand the show has aired various times since 2002. In 2004, it came 37th in the poll for Britain's Best Sitcom.