O hold the twig and stare to sea and Jinsy comes to thee!This is Jinsy is the a out-there oddity of a comedy that tells the story of the bizarre residents of the fictional island of Jinsy. A unique blend of narrative and sketch comedy, featuring big guest stars including David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Harry Hill, Simon Callow, Jane Horrocks, and Jennifer Saunders.....Written by and starring Justin Chubb and Chris Bran as Maven and Sporall - the hapless administrators of Jinsy Island. They watch over the residents, carrying out the instructions of the unseen but all-powerful... 'Great He', dispensing punishment, propaganda and pelch to the 762 inhabitants of Jinsy. [show more]
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All eight episodes from the first series of the surrealist BBC sitcom directed by Matt Lipsey and written by and starring Chris Bran and Justin Chubb. The series follows the bizarre and whimsical antics of the residents of the fictional island of Jinsy, where couples are paired up by a 'wedding lottery' in an attempt to keep the gene pool clean, and the authorities keep a close eye on the eccentric locals with the help of coin-operated 'tesselator' surveillance machines.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. This Is Jinsy takes you to a fictional island where its 791 residents are watched over by 1,067 tessellators - Jinsy's surveillance system. From their vantage point in the Tower, Arbiter Maven and his long-suffering assistant, Sporall, attempt to run the island in strict adherence to Jinsy law and its unseen overlord, The Great He (Jinsy Praise Him!). From the cult of the Cupboard to the legend of the Nameworm...from the Wedding Lottery to the myth of the Kelpman...the island of Jinsy is populated by a host of colourful characters played by some of Britain's top performers, including Harry Hill, David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Jane Horrocks, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Callow, Marcia Warren, Kevin Eldon, Don Warrington, Nigel Planer, Peter Serafinowicz, Brian Murphy and KT Tunstall.
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