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This is Jinsy (2010)

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Original title
This Is Jinsy
Directed by
Matt Lipsey
Genre
sitcom, comedy television series, surreal humour
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The show follows the strange daily lives of the residents on the fictional island of Jinsy. It focuses on their odd customs and peculiar interactions.

quirkywhimsicaloffbeatdeadpanabsurdlightheartedplayfuleccentric

What happens

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. 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 commissioned and was first broadcast on 8 January 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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