7.7/1033 votes#1 - After The Operation
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1994
Diana visits Tom in hospital. His operation to clear his prostrate cancer has been a success and he returns to Bayview with her. Unfortunately Geoffrey, who has had yet another falling-out with Marion, decides he wants to move in with them again. Baines is rejected by an exclusive golf club because he is unmarried.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.6/1034 votes#2 - The Bayview Conservation Society
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1994
Baines is hiring Mr. Nakamura, a Japanese hotel consultant, to advise on the building of a new,space-saving wing to be built at Bayview - thereby enabling him to pack in more residents. Tom starts the Bayview Conservation Society, eventually enlisting Diana, to demonstrate that any such building would damage the wildlife and the natural environment, thus stopping the plan from going ahead.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.5/1035 votes#3 - A Royal Visit
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1994
A letter from the mayor's office suggests that a royal personage will be gracing Bayview with a visit. Diana, already even more crotchety than ever, due to a painfully swollen foot, does not share Tom's monarchist views and holds forth on the pointlessness of the royals. Just as predictably the royal visit turns out to be very much less 'royal' than expected.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.5/1032 votes#4 - Diana's Diet
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1994
Diana's foot shows no sign of healing and Tom is anxious for her to see a doctor. For all of her brash facade she is reluctant to seek medical advice in case she is given the worst possible scenario. However, she complies and is told that she has diabetes and must alter her diet. A relieved Tom proposes. Baines also proposes to Jane, in order to get his golf club membership, but she turns him down.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.3/1032 votes#5 - Trouble With Men
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1994
Diana and Jane are both taken aback by the bizarre ways of men, following their respective marriage proposals. Tom's proposal to Diana has brought on a shock and she collapses and is taken to hospital. Jane's decision that she will become a nun after all has tempted Harvey to consider joining the priesthood.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.2/1035 votes#6 - Harvey The Priest
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1994
A combination of genuine feelings for Jane, whom he is used to having around, plus the desire to still join the golf club, causes Baines to become a priest of the Order of the Flaming Sword of Las Vegas - by post.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
7.4/1033 votes#7 - Bungee Jumping
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1994
Whilst planning his pre-nuptial agreement with an eager Jane, Baines is told that he is not a proper priest and that any attempts he makes to get money from his ordination will lead to fraud charges. Diana is of course delighted but she has more pressing matters - Tom's threatened bungee jump. She agrees to marry him if only to stop the jump from going ahead but insists on her own pre-nuptial conditions.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
8.1/1040 votes#8 - A Double Wedding?
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1994
After confiding her doubts about marriage to Sarah, Diana has a raucous hen night with male strippers whilst Tom's stag night is a very staid affair. The befuddled Dennis Sparrow is to conduct the two wedding ceremonies separately but due to a double booking involving a funeral, a double wedding is on the cards after all - despite Marion's efforts to sabotage Tom's marrying Diana.
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Writer: Michael Aitkens
The Best Episodes of Waiting for God Season 5
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Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"After The Operation" is the best rated episode of "Waiting for God" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Gareth Gwenlan and written by Michael Aitkens, it aired on 9/8/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Bayview Conservation Society".