Editing British sitcom (section)

===''Waiting for God''===
Written by [[Michael Aitkens]], produced by [[Gareth Gwenlan]], and directed by Gwenlan and Sue Bysh, ''[[Waiting for God (TV series)|Waiting for God]]'' (1990–1994) ran on [[BBC1]] for 47 episodes over 5 series and was a major success.  It starred [[Stephanie Cole]] as Diana Trent and [[Graham Crowden]] as Tom Ballard, two elderly but spirited residents of Bournemouth's fictional Bayview Retirement Home, who are determined not to grow old gracefully, and spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families.<ref name="BCGgod2"/> With [[Janine Duvitski]] in the main supporting role and a regular cast including Andrew Tourell, [[Sandra Payne (actress)|Sandra Payne]], [[Michael Bilton]] and Paddy Ward, much of the humour was derived from flying in the face of expectations about how the elderly ought to behave.<ref name="BCGgod2"/> The show became very successful,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/waitingforgod/ ''Waiting for God'']. BBC Comedy website. "Very quietly, ''Waiting For God'' became a huge success...",</ref><ref name="BCGgod2">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/waiting_for_god/
|title=Waiting For God
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref> and came 37th in the 2004 poll to find ''Britain's Best Sitcom''. It is frequently repeated on the Drama and Gold channels.<ref name="BCGgod1">{{cite web
|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/waiting_for_god/repeats/
|title=All repeats of Waiting For God
|work=British Comedy Guide
|access-date=3 January 2022}}</ref>