1. Bandy Dog Red

First Broadcast: Mon 1st March 2010

Comedy pilot written by and starring Justin Chubb and Chris Bran as Maven and Sporrall - the hapless adminstrators of Jinsy Island.

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Series 1 (2011)

1. Wedding Lottery

First Broadcast: Mon 19th September 2011

It is wedding lottery time again on Jinsy and residents are making frantic last-minute preparations before being randomly assigned new partners for the next three cycles.

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2. Cupboards

First Broadcast: Mon 19th September 2011

It's been ten days since the Great He last made contact, and Arbiter Maven is starting to worry.

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3. Beardboy

First Broadcast: Mon 26th September 2011

Jinsy's annual celebration of facial fur is thrown into disarray when a mysterious assailant starts nibbling beards.

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4. Ool Bat

First Broadcast: Mon 3rd October 2011

Arbiter Maven must resort to extreme measures when plans to construct a bridge in his own honour are thwarted by crusty eco-warrior Edery Molt.

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5. Nameworm

First Broadcast: Mon 10th October 2011

Threcker, an officious ex-teacher of Maven's who delights in tormenting Jinsy's arbiter, visits the island.

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6. Vel

First Broadcast: Mon 17th October 2011

Arbiter Maven stoops to new lows in his attempt to join Jinsy's intellectual elite. Doesn't he know that cheats never prosper? With Jane Horrocks and Don Warrington.

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7. Zoop

First Broadcast: Mon 24th October 2011

With the pig postal system already causing him major stress, Maven is forced to deal with a renegade thrash-folk band and its enigmatic leader.

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8. Kelpman

First Broadcast: Mon 31st October 2011

Brian Murphy and Colin Hoult guest star as Maven finds himself stranded, humiliated and at the mercy of a mysterious, seaweed-based beast.

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Highlights Special: Moosic Park

First Broadcast: Thu 22nd December 2011

Take a trip back to Jinsy and enjoy a selection of the series' loopiest, laugh aloud moments.

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