This Is Jinsy
| This Is Jinsy | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | 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 | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lucy Lumsden / Chris Carey |
| Producers | Chris Carey James Dean |
| Editor | Charlie Philips |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | The Welded Tandem Picture Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Atlantic (UK) Adult Swim (US) |
| Release | 1 March 2010 |
This is Jinsy is a British comedy programme. The pilot first aired on 1 March 2010 on BBC Three. The programme is about the bizarre residents of the fictional island of Jinsy.[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 for Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD.[2][3] It began airing with a double bill on 19 September 2011.[4]. This is Jinsy will also come to the US on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim programming block in 2012 ,starting with the pilot from BBC Three, as well as other episodes for Sky Atlantic.
Cast
- Justin Chubb as Arbiter Maven
- Chris Bran as Sporall
- Alice Lowe as Soosan Noop[3]
- Janine Duvitski as Mrs Goadion[3]
- Geoff McGivern as Trince[3]
- Harry Hill as Joon Boolay[5]
- Jennifer Saunders as The Voice of Miss Reason [6]
- Tim Downie as Jinsy Player
Episodes
| # | Plot | Writers | Director | Featuring | Guest starring | Tx Date | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Maven and Sporall are tasked with the historic installation of the first tesselator on old jinsy, a tribal island covered in shit and brambles. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky, David Mounfield, Christopher Fairbank, David Hatton | 01/03/10 | BBC Three | |
| 01 | The islanders are married off in the wedding lottery. Maven enters Sporall into the draw. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, Hill, Saunders, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky | David Tennant | 19/09/11 | Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD[6] |
| 02 | Maven is convinced cupboard salesman Eric Dunt is their deity. Sporall is unconvinced. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, Hill, Saunders, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky | Peter Serafinowicz | 19/09/11 | Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD[7] |
| 03 | While Maven prepares for an interview with the editor of Glove Hygeine Monthly, the beard-growing contest is disrupted by an attacker with a taste for facial hair. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, Hill, Saunders, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky | Catherine Tate | 26/09/11 | Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD[8] |
| 04 | An environmentalist threatens to scupper Maven's project for a new bridge in the shape of his nose. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, Hill, Saunders, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky | Kevin Eldon, KT Tunstall, Adam Gillen | 03/10/11 | Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD[9] |
| 05 | Maven embarks on a journey in treacherous winter conditions accompanied by a former teacher, who torments him on the way. | Bran, Chubb | Lipsey | Chubb, Bran, Hill, Saunders, McGivern, Lowe, Duvitsky | Simon Callow, Nigel Planer | 10/10/11 | Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD[10] |
Production
The pilot of This is Jinsy was produced by the Welded Tandem Picture Company and filmed at Greenford Studios in July 2009. It was directed by Chris Bran and Justin Chubb; script editor was Emma Kennedy.
Production for the series started at the end of January 2011 and it is directed by Matt Lipsey. Charlie Phillips, who worked with Lipsey on Psychoville is the editor.[11]
Reception
The Radio Times described the pilot as "infectiously funny as an overstuffed owl. A full series please."[12] Time Out described it as "a lo-fi joy to behold"[13] and the Daily Mail wrote "Has the wit to become a less malevolent League of Gentlemen".[14]
Alice-Azania Jarvis, reviewing the first two episodes for The Independent, calls it "brilliantly done" and "genuinely surreal".[15] 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."[16]
The pilot of This is Jinsy was nominated in the Sitcom category for the Rose d'Or 2010.[17]
References
- ^ "What is Jinsy?". BBC comedy blog.
- ^ "Sky1 Announces New Comedy Line-up". Sky.com. 29 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d "This is Jinsy: Amazing Guest Stars Announced". Sky Atlantic. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.entertainment-focus.com/news/this-is-jinsy-air-date-announced
- ^ "Daily TV round-up – Harry goes drag in new comedy". Yahoo! TV. 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b "This Is Jinsy - Season 1 Episode 1". TV Pixie. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "This Is Jinsy - Season 1 Episode 2". TV Pixie. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "This Is Jinsy - Season 1 Episode 3". TV Pixie. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "This Is Jinsy - Season 1 Episode 4". TV Pixie. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "This Is Jinsy - Season 1 Episode 5". TV Pixie. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Sky Atlantic Announces 'This Is Jinsy'". entertainment-focus.com. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ Radio Times 27th Feb - 5th March 2010 issue
- ^ Time Out Magazine TV preview Wed 24th March
- ^ The Daily Mail - Preview section Saturday 27th February 2010
- ^ Jarvis, Alice-Azania (20 September 2011). "This Is Jinsy Review". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ Watson, Keith (19 September 2011). "This Is Jinsy, series 1, episode 1: TV review". Metro. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ Rose d'Or Nominees. The Rose D'Or 2010 Website