These four were left behind when everyone else their age either moved on or moved out.
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Wastedfollows the groups low-key, juvenile adventures.
This is stoner comedy, West Country-style.
Jay and Silent Bob in the land of cream tea.
Its intermittently disgusting, so frail dispositions be warned.
Episode two in particular builds to a gross-out gag that may put you off Naan bread for life.
People who like that sort of thing though, will love it.
The casting is spot-on in that respect.
Alongside the gross-out stuff,Wastedshows its softer side by trying to build deeper connections between its characters.
The most loving relationship though turns out to be between Morpheus and Kent.
The two young men share a level of intimacy from childhood thats rarely replicated in adult friendships.
Think of them as Muppet Babies versions of Simon Pegg and Nick Frosts enduring on-screen partnership.
Thats the third time Ive mentionedSpacedhere, which is fewer occasions than youll find yourself thinking of it watchingWasted.
It isnt only the near-identical name but also the familiar appearance of Edgar Wrights stylistic tics.
Which brings us toWasteds ace-in-the-hole, a flight of fancy that tips its balance well into the must-see category.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Sean Bean.
Bean plays Morpheus imaginary spirit guide, an amalgam of his characters inGame Of ThronesandThe Fellowship Of The Ring.
The guest role is a great wheeze and Bean fully commits to every appearance.
Its genuinely worth tuning in for those moments alone.
Wasted starts with a double-bill tonight, Tuesday the 24thof July, on E4 at 10pm.
