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The Best Episodes of Waiting for God Season 3

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 9 - Sleeping Pills
    8.4/10(55 votes)

    S3:E9

    Diana collapses and is rushed to hospital where Baines tries, unsuccessfully, to cop off with the lady doctor. Diana, wrongly, gets it into her head that she is dying of cancer and asks Tom to get her some sleeping pills so that she can end it all quickly. For Tom, however, there are limits as to what he will do - even for his best friend.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  2. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 6 - Scandal
    8.3/10(52 votes)

    S3:E6

    Resident Dave Cartwright has died and at the wake the drink flows freely amongst the inhabitants of Bayview. Tom and Diana wake up the next morning in bed together. Jane is shocked but Tom suddenly becomes very popular with the ladies in the home's bowling team.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  3. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 4 - Harvey's Fiancée
    8.2/10(55 votes)

    S3:E4

    Baines meets a girlfriend, Lucy Maitland, at the hunt ball. His mother is coming to visit so Tom and Diana ham it up mercilessly pretending to be Baines' parents talking to Lucy.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  4. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 5 - The Estate Agent
    8.2/10(52 votes)

    S3:E5

    After being accused of selfishness, Diana volunteers at a charity for elderly people and takes up the cause of an old lady about to be evicted by unscrupulous estate agent Janet Follett, who Diana learns is Baines' new girlfriend and has plans for Bayview which will not go down well with the residents. With help from Tom and her media contacts, Diana sets out to expose Ms. Follett.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  5. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 10 - Great Aunt Diana
    8.2/10(56 votes)

    S3:E10

    The residents are getting wet waiting for a bus but when it arrives the driver claims that they cannot get on for free for another four minutes as they are too early, so Diana hauls him off the bus and Tom hijacks it on behalf of the residents. This proves essential later when a heavily pregnant Sarah arrives, seeking Diana's reluctant help to deliver her baby.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  6. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 2 - Two Nasty Children
    8.0/10(57 votes)

    S3:E2

    Blaming Tom for introducing Marion to Dennis Sparrow, Geoffrey asks him to babysit his two children Skye and Tarquin, but they are little monsters who run rings around him. Fortunately, Diana is on hand to put them in their place. Baines decides to try computer dating to find his wife but Jane decides to put her oar in.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  7. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 8 - Politics
    7.9/10(46 votes)

    S3:E8

    Diana decides to enter politics and stands as an independent candidate for the Residents' Party. Baines has been asked to stand for the Tories so Tom decides to join in the race too. Care worker Jenny has been sacked but Diana promises to support Baines if reinstated. But she intends to end Baines' political career before it starts.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  8. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 3 - Looking for Work
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    S3:E3

    It's April, yet still very cold so the residents do not appreciate it when Baines turns off the central heating and suggests the residents go jogging to keep warm. To get out of the icy-cold home, Tom and Diana get jobs; Tom working with Geoffrey, but he is such a pain that in order to get rid of him, Geoffrey pays Baines to put the heating back on.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  9. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 7 - Sabotage
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    S3:E7

    Whilst Baines is ecstatic about his new car, Tom and Diana plan a little holiday and try to make a few quid. Tom remembers he has a few shares but Geoffrey has invested the money in the new intensive care unit Baines is having built. So Tom and Basil get creative with a conveniently left bulldozer.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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  10. Waiting for God Season 3 Episode 1 - The Funeral
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    S3:E1

    Depressed vicar Dennis Sparrow is conducting the funeral of ex-Bayview resident Jimmy, and tells Tom and Diana he's losing his faith. Geoffrey is back with Marion, though far from idyllic, and it's suggested Dennis try to help them sort out their marriage. Soon thereafter Geoffrey announces that Marion and Dennis are now living together in Wales. Baines, meanwhile, is looking for a wife - a plan which involves Jane, though, sadly for her, not as his bride.

    Director:Gareth Gwenlan
    Writer:Michael Aitkens

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Sleeping Pills" is the best rated episode of Waiting for God season 3. It scored 8.4/10 from 55 votes. Directed by Gareth Gwenlan and written by Michael Aitkens, it aired on November 5, 1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Scandal".