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== Development ==
The programme was created by Taylor, who began working on it in 2015.<ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|2:45}} He recalled that "I wanted to write a comedy for young black actors and I saw that shows such as ''[[The Inbetweeners]]'', ''[[Drifters (TV series)|Drifters]]'' and ''[[Plebs (TV series)|Plebs]]'' were doing well."<ref name="RTSHit"/> Taylor was learning to play the trumpet{{efn|Taylor had been performing as half of the comedy duo Ginger and Black,<ref name="RTSHit"/> in which his partner could play numerous instruments while he couldn't play any.<ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|3:20}}}} and this interest led him to write about a black jazz band in the 1920s.<ref name="RTSTravel"/> While acting on post-apocalyptic romantic-comedy ''[[Cockroaches (TV series)|Cockroaches]]'', Taylor decided to use a [[high concept]] and added time travel.<ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|3:50}} He wrote a [[spec script]] with the [[working title]] ''Black to the Future'',{{efn|The working title ''Black to the Future'' was changed following objections from [[Universal Pictures]], which owns the rights to ''[[Back to the Future]]''.<ref name="RTSHit"/> This film was referenced in the series 2 premiere, in which three of the quartet say they'd never seen it.}}
''Timewasters'' is Taylor's first project writing for scripted television. He worked with an editor provided by [[Big Talk Productions]], who were producing ''Cockroaches'' for ITV, and improved his script over a few drafts.<ref name="RTSHit"/> According to Taylor, the programme came at a time when there were "discussion[s] about putting more black talent on screen".<ref name="RTSHit"/> His spec script drew interest from ITV,<ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|4:35}} which commissioned a rehearsal reading.<ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|7:10}} Casting was made through auditions; though the main cast hadn't worked together before, they had a quick chemistry and studio executives thought they were longtime friends.<ref name="RTSHit"/><ref name="RTSPanel"/>{{rp|8:40}} Taylor then worked with [[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]] and through a series of drafts they improved the humour and pacing of his stories for the first series.<ref name="RTSHit"/>
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<ref name="RTSFocus">{{cite web |url=https://rts.org.uk/event/production-focus-timewasters |title=Production Focus: Timewasters |author=<!--staff writers only--> |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]] |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828181425/https://rts.org.uk/event/production-focus-timewasters |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="RTSPanel">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RaGJtjDys0 |title=Timewasters: Production Focus {{!}} RTS London |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]] |date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="RTSRock">{{cite web |url=https://rts.org.uk/article/rocknroll-windrush-itv2s-timewasters-visit-1950s |title=From rock'n'roll to Windrush: ITV2's Timewasters visit the 1950s |first=Kate |last=Holman |publisher=[[Royal Television Society]] |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828181211/https://rts.org.uk/article/rocknroll-windrush-itv2s-timewasters-visit-1950s |url-status=live }}</ref>
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