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This Is Jinsy

2010-03-01 · 30 min / episode · ★ 6.5

Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

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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Justin Chubb, Chris Bran
Production companies
Tiger Aspect
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Status
Ended

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Janine DuvitskiJanine DuvitskiMrs. Goadion
Geoffrey McGivernGeoffrey McGivernTrince
Alice LoweAlice LoweSoosan Noop
Justin ChubbArbiter Maven
Chris BranSporall Lertock

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