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'''''Timewasters''''' is a British satirical time-travel television programme, first broadcast on [[ITV2]] in 2017 with a second series broadcast in 2019. It was created by [[Daniel Lawrence Taylor]] and written by Taylor and [[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]]. It was produced for ITV Studios by Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice of [[Big Talk Productions]]. Episodes were directed by [[George Kane (director)|George Kane]]. The programme stars Taylor, [[Adelayo Adedayo]], [[Samson Kayo]] and [[Kadiff Kirwan]] as the members of an unsuccessful all-black South London [[jazz quartet]] who time-travel to the [[1920s in jazz|1920s]], and later the [[1950s in jazz|1950s]], visiting the [[Jazz Age]] and post-war [[cool jazz]] period while experiencing culture clashes as they maneuvermanoeuvre in the unfamiliar eras.<ref name="DeadlineIMDb"/>

Critical response to the programme was generally favourable, with praise for its originality in addressing racism through the comedic insertion of modernity into a period setting. It is also known for satirizing [[historical drama]]s and their lack of diversity. There was critical praise for the writing, direction, chemistry of the main cast, and music. Taylor won the Breakthrough Award at the 2018 [[Royal Television Society]] Programme Awards, and the programme was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the [[2018 British Academy Television Awards]].

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|ShortSummary = Victoria is away for a funeral and Jason worries that he's gottengot fat. General Hands returns, secretly on the run from his creditors. When he thinks Horace suspects his motives, Hands accuses Horace of attacking him with voodoo and Nick has Horace leave to appease his idol. Horace wanders into a church and confesses his trouble at being accused of having bad juju, and undergoes a baptism. Hands steals Lauren's money (which she skimmed from Horace) and fluffs Jason's ego, eventually taking boudoir photographs of Jason to sell to men's skin magazines. Janice finds Horace and tries to warn him but Lauren pulls Horace away to get their money back, leaving Janice to be captured by Russian spies who were surveilling Horace. Jealous of Jason, Nick shoots his own skin pictures for Hands, who calls him creepy and leaves, refusing to perform at Nick's club.

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