Does the BBC want me?
April 29th, 2007I heard recently that “There was a popular sit-com in Britain a few years back called ‘Waiting for God’… based in an old folks home with some great belligerent characters.” The reader assumed that my book was along those lines (I’ve sent the book to her; we’ll see what she says after she’s read it).
I looked up “Waiting for God” on the internet and arrived at the BBC site. The opening para describes the show: The adventures of two geriatric delinquents as they pass their time railing against a world where the young are revered and the elderly are held in contempt.” A quick read of the article indicates that my reader was right — “Waiting for God” sounds a lot like PARK RIDGE.
That BBC article referenced another comedy about OAPs (Old Age Pensioners, evidently a British expression), “One Foot In The Grave.” I was delighted to discover that the lead female role of Margaret was played by Annette Crosbie. We know her work from Unsuitable Work for a Woman where she plays Cordelia Gray’s sidekick, Edith.
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