Timewasters

TIMEWASTERS is a classic time travel sitcom with a twist -- the cast is primarily Black actors. After being whisked back to 1920s London by a time machine in the building of their rehearsal space, the members of a jazz quartet find themselves trapped in a totally different era. Most of the group is excited to explore this new world, but Nick is increasingly worried about getting back home. As the quartet are seemingly rare Black people in the city at this time, they are met with casual racism. But they also gain instant fame after they're hired to perform at a birthday party for exorbitantly wealthy twins Victoria and Ralph. Notably, they decide to call themselves "The Wu-Tang Clan" and pass off songs from the 1990s and early 2000s as their own, including Outkast's "Hey-Ya" and Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black." Nick quickly realizes that there's not an easy way to solve their problem, so the four agree to be Victoria's on-call jazz band in exchange for free room and board. As they continue to perform gigs at clubs and at private parties, the four ease into their new life, with Jason, Lauren, and Horace taking full advantage of the lack of consequences for their actions and the never-ending stream of opulence characteristic of upper-class people during this time.