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| genre = [[Science-fiction]]<br>[[Comedy]]<br>[[Satire]]

| creator = [[Daniel Taylor (actor)|Daniel Lawrence Taylor]]

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| writer = Daniel Lawrence Taylor<br>[[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]]

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'''''Timewasters''''' is a British science-fiction comedy television programme, first broadcast on [[ITV2]] in 2017 with a second series broadcast in 2019. It was created by [[Daniel Taylor (actor)|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 manoeuvre 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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*[[Daniel Taylor (actor)|Daniel Lawrence Taylor]] as Nick Wolton, trumpet and bandleader

*[[Kadiff Kirwan]] as Jason, saxophone

*[[Adelayo Adedayo]] as Lauren Wolton, drums