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COLLECTION · Series · 2017

Timewasters

A struggling four-piece South London jazz band find themselves transported back in time to the 1920s and 1950s via an elevator in a dilapidated block of flats. Met with stares and curiosity in the past, the group hilariously navigates the clash of cultures and social conventions all while exploring worlds that are both incredibly familiar and painfully foreign.

Source: TMDB
* 6.0 (11)ComedyUnited Kingdom
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV2
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
ViolenceExplicit SexStrong LanguageDrug Use
Release
09/10/2017
Score
6.0 / 10 (11)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated at Edinburgh International Television Festival — Daniel Lawrence Taylor
  • Shortlisted — Edinburgh International Television Festival
  • Winner at Edinburgh International Television Festival — Timewasters series 2
  • Winner at Edinburgh International Television Festival — Samson Kayo
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2017

In season one, the band find themselves transported back in time to the 1920s. After their “time machine” is destroyed, the group quickly realise that being young and black in the Jazz Age is a lot more difficult and unpleasant than they had expected. The band must navigate the parties and pitfalls of the Roaring Twenties while searching for a way back home.

Black to the Future
Episode 1. Black to the Future
2017-10-09 · 22 min

Nick is committed to his struggling jazz quartet despite the apathy of his sister, drummer Lauren, trombonist Horace and the philandering Jason. Then a tramp, Homeless Pete, shows them a lift which is actually a time machine, whisking…

Good Kids, M.D.A City
Episode 2. Good Kids, M.D.A City
2017-10-09 · 22 min

While the rest of the band enjoy living it up in their new environs at Victoria and Ralph's house, Nick desperately tries to work out a way back home. He is invited on a spiritual retreat to help with his wellbeing, but it soon becomes…

Mo Money Mo Problem
Episode 3. Mo Money Mo Problem
2017-10-16 · 22 min

Nick decides to get to know Victoria's long-suffering butler a little better. It turns out that Langley once had hopes of being an opera singer, so Nick becomes determined to help him follow his dreams. Elsewhere, Lauren tries to…

Started From The Bottom
Episode 4. Started From The Bottom
2017-10-23 · 22 min

After rebelling against the men-only rule at the band's latest gig, Lauren unexpectedly finds herself with a new fan called Rose. Rose brings back lots of friends the following night, giving Lauren her moment to shine. Much to Nick's…

Murder He Wrote
Episode 5. Murder He Wrote
2017-10-30 · 22 min

The band enjoy a game of murder mystery while at Victoria's country house for the weekend. But when Curtis tracks them down to the house, he has his mind on one and one thing only: revenge.

Return of the Macs
Episode 6. Return of the Macs
2017-11-06 · 22 min

The time machine has been fixed! It's finally time for the band to return to home. Or is it? With Nick and Jason both experiencing girl trouble - and Lauren in financial trouble - the path back to modern day London soon looks a lot less…

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 2019

In season two, the band are transported back to the 1950s. In an era of Cold War paranoia, the gang will have to stay on their toes if they want to get out alive.

Back To Black
Episode 1. Back To Black
2019-03-11 · 22 min

Horace is desperate to go back in time and save his Grandma from slipping on the stairs but time travelling with Homeless Pete is not an exact science and the band find themselves in 1958.

In Da Club
Episode 2. In Da Club
2019-03-11 · 22 min

The gang move in with Victoria and Nick wants to open his own jazz club, which Lauren sees as a new business venture. Meanwhile a mysterious woman called Janice is tailing the gang - is she a spy?

Crazy In Love
Episode 3. Crazy In Love
2019-03-18 · 22 min

Victoria decides that it's time to marry off her and Jason's son, JJ. But it seems the only woman JJ has eyes for is Lauren.

Straight Outta Peckham
Episode 4. Straight Outta Peckham
2019-03-25 · 22 min

Horace's private diary from 2019 is published in 1958 and becomes an overnight 'science fiction' sensation.

Blurred Lines
Episode 5. Blurred Lines
2019-04-01 · 22 min

General Hands agrees to come and play at the club, but Nick's more than a little put out when he forms a much closer bond with Jason. Lauren, meanwhile, is enraged when her money goes missing.

The Fugees
Episode 6. The Fugees
2019-04-08 · 22 min

Nick befriends some West Indians and Horace befriends some Teddy Boys, but when the two groups meet, it sparks a race riot.

Cast by season
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Nick
Kadiff Kirwan
Kadiff Kirwan
Jason
Samson Kayo
Samson Kayo
Horace
Adelayo Adedayo
Adelayo Adedayo
Lauren
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