The pilot was first broadcast on 1 march 2010 on bbc three. It had a beautiful mix of eccentricity, surrealness, unique humor, and the ability to make you feel fully engaged and lost in the program. Jinsy is a fictional island and nothing is normal there. Recorded over a three cycle period using the latest bothear technology, tvignest takes us on an emotionallydraining canter through a. In the first of a 10part series, we look back at some lessercelebrated british tv gems from. This is jinsy season 1 2dvd set this is jinsy this is jinsy season one nonusa format, pal, reg. Anyone heard of a release of a third series of this is jinsy. The outlander film crew has been seen filming the battle of culloden in. Guest stars in series 1 included david tennant, harry hill, catherine tate, jennifer saunders, jane horrocks, simon callow and peter serafinowicz skys head of comedy, lucy lumsden, commented. Stuck on a premium pay for view channel sky atlantic, where hbo rents space, its. Created by and starring chris bran and justin chubb it is set on the fictional island of jinsy and focuses on the bizarre lives of its inhabitants, as viewed through the misadventures of their appointed leader arbiter jirimy. Quirky comedy series renewed for eight new episodes to air on sky atlantic in 20. This is jinsy quotes sky atlantic comedy chucklebuzz.
In recent years nothing that has appeared on my tv has made me laugh as much as this is jinsy. With chris bran, justin chubb, geoffrey mcgivern, alice lowe. O hold the twig and stare to sea and jinsy comes to thee. The series follows arbiter maven the 17th arbiter and wearer of the hat and operative sporall nice hair and wearer of the beige suit as they keep a close eye on the 791 residents of jinsy from the great tower in. You receive a dance freely voucher, which can be redeemed at the moosic tavern on a. Return to the extraordinary island of knitwear, folksong and hitech surveillance for a series of eight colourful new adventures. The programme is about the bizarre residents of the fictional island of jinsy which is based on guernsey, where the two writers are from. This is jinsy duo return with musical album news british comedy. This is us sneak peek season 2 episode 3 highs and lows s02e03 this is us season 2 full hd. Comedy pilot about the strange residents of jinsy island. Bbc2, sky atlantic has yet to officially renew this is jinsy for season 3. A mixture of surreal sketches and inspired musical interludes, series 2 aired at the beginning of 2014. This is jinsy all 16 episodes now available in glorious jinsy. You left a parsnip on my chair, i found some sweetcorn in my underwear, you placed a broccoli on every stair, and it frightened me.
Were also recording more music and plan to release an album later in the year, again continuing in the same vein as our jinsy songs. This is jinsy is a comedy, starring chris bran and justin chubb as two guys who live on an island called jinsy. Jinsy is a rather strange weird place with equally strange and weird people, all 791 of them. I found a broad bean in my wine, and some spinach on my washing. Launched on 9 february 2003 as a replacement for bbc choice, the services remit was to provide innovative programming to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. If you want to get notified of the shows premiere, please sign up for updates below.
Jinsy is one of those things youre either going to love or hate. It was officially written by jez butterworth and his brother tom, a fact being disputed by british screenwriter ben krushkoff. For example here in aus there are no christmas specials. Jinsy is a little island whose 791 residents are monitored by 1,067 tessellators. These tessellators include video cameras for surveillance as well as little. The series looks at islanders on the fictional island of jinsy.
Following the broadcast of the this is jinsy pilot episode in march 2010 the bbc may have turned down developing the series but sky tv had other ideas. Jinsys not just a surreal comedy despite the evidence. This is jinsy is set on a littleknown island whose colourful residents live happily in a world of constant surveillance and crossweave knitwear. The series kicked off with a double bill of episodes, here are my thoughts with no spoilers. This is jinsy series two was as daft, demented and brilliant as ever keith watson thursday 9 jan 2014 6. Early reeves and mortimer, teletubbies, father ted, psychoville, look around you, the first zooset series of the mighty boosh all are in there. From the heightened reality of the cg work, to the terry gilliamish animations, to the spike milliganesque wordplay, it all feels decades old again. The series follows arbiter maven justin chubb the seventeenth arbiter and wearer of the hat and operative sporall chris bran nice hair and wearer of the beige suit as they keep a close eye on the seven hundred ninetyone residents of jinsy from the great tower in the parish of veen. There will be episodes in the new series of outlander. And then there s the onion song, a masterpiece of vague acoustic folk. A new teaser image for the crowns third series sees olivia colman look perfectly regal in her new role as queen elizabeth ii as she poses alongside a pair of corgis. Join arbiter maven, his assistant, sporall, repairwoman soosan and legal advisor trince as they attempt to control jinsys. This is jinsy series 2 the brainchild of chris bran and justin chubb, this is jinsy is a truly original comedy about the eccentric residents of the fictional island jinsy.
This is jinsy series two was as daft, demented and. Bskyb has commissioned a second series of quirky comedy this is jinsy. The album adds further to their colourful, inventive jinsy world and its backstory of folk and cultural traditions. The jinsy boys you left a parsnip on my chair, i found.
Bbc three was a british freetoair television channel operated by the british broadcasting corporation. All 16 episodes of this is jinsy now available in glorious jinsy vision. This is jinsy was first seen in march last year as a pilot on bbc three. Series 2 of this is jinsy is out on dvd on monday 24th february 2014. Along with monty python and rutland weekend television. This is jinsy is set on a little island whose 762 re. Thank you very much for your time chris and justin. This is jinsy sky atlantic the new series of downton abbey started with a bang, courtesy of some expensivelooking scenes from the somme, though suffice it. Yeah, and that was our inspiration to, in this series, do a whole episode which is music. Chris bran and justin chubb interview this is jinsy. Series 2 takes you back to the extraordinary island of knitwear, folksong and hitech surveillance for a series of eight colourful new adventures.
Although the pilot episode was made for the bbc, the full series of eight episodes was picked up by sky atlantic. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Amazon uk deliver internationally, carries many items separately, or you can look out for. The show is the work of chris bran and justin chubb and looks at life on the island of jinsy.
This is jinsy is packed with surreal sketches and infectiously catchy songs. Bskyb gives comedy this is jinsy a second series sky atlantic. Only two episodes have screened in the uk at this time of writing and already the voice of jennifer saunders has warned us about the dangers of electric owls which attacked a man and excreted a4 or a5 size photocopies of his horrified face, the size depending upon the owls age. Maven is agitated by a dirty spoon and is tasked with making the speech at a ceremony linking jinsy to old jinsy. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Another new comedy on sky began last night sept 20th 2011, this time on channel sky atlantic it goes by the name of this is jinsy. The eight new 30minute episodes will be filmed next year. This is jinsy, a sitcom with funnyshaped knobs on, is the strangest and freshest new comedy of 2011, and is destined like many of the best things on earth to be adored to the point of. With a quality cast including harry hill, david tenant, jennifer saunders and peter serafinowicz. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Official lyric video for this time as recorded by james reid and nadine lustre.
There s almost a scifi, big brother orwell not dowling feel to this is jinsy and we cant help but think that its what sixties cult series the prisoner would be like as a sketch show. I cant wait to travel back to the wonderful island of jinsy for another series of insanely brilliant comedy. There is no release date scheduled for the new season. Each episode follows the adventures of the islands pompous arbiter maven and his assistant sporall as they try to keep. As an expat before uk people leap in with there s nothing on the telly worth watching please spare a thought for overseas people. The pilot episode originally aired on bbc on 1 march, 2010, but since then, sky have. Subscribe to our updates below to be the first to know this is jinsy season 3 release date, time and any related news. From the creators of this is jinsy fund it together.
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