| This Is Jinsy | |
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| Genre | Surreal comedy, Sitcom |
| Created by | Chris Bran Justin Chubb |
| Written by | Chris Bran Justin Chubb |
| Directed by | Matt Lipsey |
| Starring | Chris Bran Justin Chubb Alice Lowe Janine Duvitski Geoff McGivern Harry Hill Jennifer Saunders |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (including pilot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lucy Lumsden |
| Producers | Chris Carey James Dean |
| Editor | Charlie Philips |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three (pilot) Sky Atlantic (series) |
| Release | 1 March 2010 – 12 February 2014 |
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This Is Jinsy is a British comedy television series. The pilot was first broadcast on 1 March 2010 on BBC Three. The programme is about the bizarre residents of the fictional island of Jinsy which is based on Guernsey, where the two writers are from.[1] 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.[2][3] The first series began airing with a double bill on 19 September 2011 and ended on 31 October 2011.[4] A second series was commissioned and was first broadcast on 8 January 2014.[5]
- ^ "What is Jinsy?". BBC comedy blog.
- ^ "Sky1 Announces New Comedy Line-up". Sky UK. 29 July 2010.
- ^ "This is Jinsy: Amazing Guest Stars Announced". Sky Atlantic. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "'This Is Jinsy' Air Date Announced". Entertainment Focus. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "BSkyB gives comedy This Is Jinsy a second series". The Guardian. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.