Waiting for God - Season 1 - Eps 1: Welcome to Bayview
Tom Ballard is put in Bayview retirement home by drunken daughter Marion and her weak husband Geoffrey. Many of the residents are very passive but not retired journalist Diana Trent, whose mission in life is to annoy 'the idiot Baines' - Harvey Baines, the home's manager. Initially she thinks Tom is rather dotty but when he tries to organize the residents into action against the home's poor food she knows she has found an ally.
About Waiting for God

Title: Waiting for God
First Air Date: 1990-06-28
Last Air Date: 1994-10-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 16 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 45
Network: BBC One
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Stephanie Cole
Diana Trent

Graham Crowden
Tom Ballard

Daniel Hill
Harvey Bains

Janine Duvitski
Jane Edwards

Andrew Tourell
Geoffrey Ballard

Sandra Payne
Marion Ballard

Paddy Ward
Jamie Edwards