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Waiting for God - Season 1 DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: BBC Warner :: Released: 2006-06-13


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Waiting for God - Season 1 Summary 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 refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff, in the hilariously cynical BAFTA-nominated comedy that won Stephanie Cole

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 Refuse To Put Up With The Appalling Food And Condescending Staff In The Hilariously Cynical Bafta-nominated Comedy That Won Stephanie Cole A British Comedy Award In 1992.running Time: 210 Min.format: Dvd Movie Genre: comedy Upc: 794051256324 Manufacturer No: e2563

It's strange that a British comedy series in the tradition of Monty Python and Mr. Bean would sit fifteen years before being released on DVD. However, Waiting for God's humor has less slapstick mixed in with its dark, dry wit, making its style uniquely relevant to facing old age and death. The first seven episodes are collected on this disc: Welcome to Bayview, A Trip to Brighton, Cheering Up Tom, The Christening, Fraulein Mueller, The Psychiatrist, and The Helicopter. In each, elderly citizen Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden) and his grumpy spinster friend, Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole) overcome boredom and malaise within Bayview Retirement Village, having some adventures outside its confines (like when they drive a Porsche to Brighton in "A Trip to Brighton"), but mostly relying on conversation to entertain themselves. Waiting for God exemplifies smart writing paired with solid acting, since there is little dramatic action to distract from its premise. As a result, Tom and Diana's characters have well-rendered personalities, making their conversations pleasantly predictable. Tom always fantasizes, believing he can enact change, like when he stages a hunger strike against Bayview's food in "Welcome to Bayview." Diana is the quintessential pessimist, her nose always buried in a novel or in a game of solitaire to pass time until death. She's bitter towards people who "revere everything ancient except themselves." Diana and Tom bond over broken families and a love of sarcasm, and their unlikely friendship is both realistic and entertaining. Plots against their refusal to accept senior citizen status grow heated, as in "The Psychiatrist," when Harvey, Bayview's manager, aims to prove Tom and Diana mentally incompetent in order to confiscate their rights. In "The Helicopter," Tom and Diana sneak a ride in a helicopter, causing panic and chaos amongst their caretakers. Instead of poking fun at the elderly, as does the other British comedy about an old couple, Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting for God satirically highlights the absurd notion that our elders are incapable of living intelligently. --Trinie Dalton
Waiting for God: Season One DVD Techincal Details Cast: Stephanie Cole, Daniel Hill
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 205 mins
UPC: 794051256324
Binding: DVD
Studio: BBC Warner
Release Date: 2006-06-13
Region Code: 1
Specs: Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC

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