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This Is Jinsy

This Is Jinsy

20106.52 Seasons16 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

NetworksBBC ThreeSky Atlantic

Top Cast

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Mrs. Goadion

Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Trince

Alice Lowe

Alice Lowe

Soosan Noop

J

Justin Chubb

Arbiter Maven

C

Chris Bran

Sporall Lertock

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Themes & Keywords

surreal

About This Is Jinsy

This Is Jinsy is a sci-fi & fantasy, comedy series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of surreal. it stars Janine Duvitski, Geoffrey McGivern, Alice Lowe. 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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