This Is Jinsy
A surreal comedy set on a fictional island.
This Is Jinsy is a British comedy set on a fictional island inspired by Guernsey, the home of its creators. The show follows the strange inhabitants of Jinsy and was written by Chris Bran and Justin Chubb, who also star as the leads. The pilot aired on BBC Three on 1 March 2010. Though the BBC made that initial episode, Sky Atlantic picked up the full eight-episode series. The first series launched with a double bill on 19 September 2011 and concluded on 31 October 2011. A second series was ordered and first broadcast on 8 January 2014.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Surreal comedy, Sitcom
- Creator
- Chris Bran; Justin Chubb
- Director
- Matt Lipsey
- Producer
- Chris Carey; James Dean
- Executive producers
- Lucy Lumsden
- Editor
- Charlie Philips
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- Starring
- Chris Bran
- Justin Chubb
- Alice Lowe
- Janine Duvitski
- Geoff McGivern
- Harry Hill
- Jennifer Saunders
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Did You Know?
- The pilot was filmed at Greenford Studios in July 2009.
- The pilot was nominated in the Sitcom category for the Rose d'Or 2010.
- Series 1 was nominated in the Best Sketch Show category for the British Comedy Awards 2011.
- The script editor for the pilot was Emma Kennedy.
- Charlie Phillips, who worked with director Matt Lipsey on Psychoville, edited the first series.
Reception
The Radio Times described the pilot as "infectiously funny as an overstuffed owl. A full series please." Time Out described it as "a lo-fi joy to behold". Alice-Azania Jarvis, reviewing the first two episodes for The Independent, calls it "brilliantly done" and "genuinely surreal". Keith Watson writes in The Metro, Bran and Chubb "teetered on the brink of drowning in the ocean of whimsy", but that "This Is Jinsy pulled off the trick of turning its multifarious influences into something that felt fresh and new."
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in This Is Jinsy?
This Is Jinsy stars Chris Bran, Justin Chubb, Alice Lowe, Janine Duvitski, Geoff McGivern, Harry Hill and Jennifer Saunders.
When did This Is Jinsy end?
This Is Jinsy last aired on 12 February 2014.
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