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This Is Jinsy
This Is Jinsy
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This Is Jinsy

6.5 / 10
2010
2 seasons
16 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

This Is Jinsy is a British comedy series. The pilot first aired on 1 March 2010 on BBC Three. The programme is about the bizarre residents of the fictional island of Jinsy and based on the island of Guernsey, where the two writers are from. The show was written by Chris Bran and Justin Chubb who also play the leading roles. Although the pilot episode was made for the BBC, the full series of eight episodes was picked up by Sky Atlantic. The first series began airing with a double bill on 19 September 2011 and ended on 31 October 2011. A second series was screened in January 2014.

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THIS IS JINSY (PILOT) - TRAILER

Cast

Janine Duvitski

Geoffrey McGivern

Alice Lowe

J

Justin Chubb

C

Chris Bran

Christopher Fairbank

Jennifer Saunders

Harry Hill

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Wedding Lottery

    19-09-201130m

    Surreal comedy set on the fictional island of Jinsy, starring Chris Bran and Justin Chubb. The islanders prepare to be randomly married off by local celebrity Mr Slightlyman (David...

  • Ep 2

    2.Cupboards

    19-09-201130m

    The islanders fall under the spell of charismatic cupboard salesman Eric Dunt (Peter Serafinowicz) after Maven becomes convinced he is their new deity - but Sporall is not impresse...

  • Ep 3

    3.Beardboy

    26-09-201130m

    Jinsy's annual celebration of facial fur is thrown into disarray when a mysterious assailant starts nibbling beards. Catherine Tate guest stars as the Chief Editor for Glove Hygien...

  • Ep 4

    4.Ool Bat

    03-10-201130m

    Maven makes plans for a new bridge designed to look like his nose, but a local environmentalist threatens to bring the project to a halt. The arbiter is forced to use his negotiati...

  • Ep 5

    5.Nameworm

    10-10-201130m

    Winter arrives on Jinsy and Maven is forced to embark on an important journey with one of his former teachers, who takes great pleasure in tormenting him. However, as conditions ge...

  • Ep 6

    6.Vel

    17-10-201130m

    Maven is upset that he is not considered part of Jinsy's intellectual elite, and desperately searches for a way to gain acceptance. A visit to a local playgroup seems to provide hi...

  • Ep 7

    7.Zoop

    24-10-201130m

    With the pig postal system already causing him major stress, Maven is forced to deal with a renegade thrash-folk band and its enigmatic leader

  • Ep 8

    8.Klepman

    31-10-201130m

    Brian Murphy and Colin Hoult guest star as Maven finds himself stranded, humiliated and at the mercy of a mysterious, seaweed-based beast.

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