Timewasters
- 2017 –2019
- Returning series
- TV-PG
★ 6.0 TMDB Rating · 13 votes
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.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- ~30m
- First aired
- Oct 9, 2017
- Networks
- ITV2
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Cast of Timewasters
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- United Kingdom
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Seasons
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Season 1
Oct 9, 2017
6 episodes
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.
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Season 2
Mar 11, 2019
6 episodes
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.
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