Guess who's coming to Jinsy?

2013 guest stars revealed

Stephen Fry, Rob Brydon, Greg Davies and Katy Brand are to guest star on the next series of surreal comedy This Is Jinsy

The series, created by Chris Bran and Justin Chubb, returns to Sky Atlantic next summer – and the broadcaster has today revealed details of some of the visiting cast.

Episode One features a guest spot from Stephen Fry as Dr. Bevelspepp, a tweedy professor who uses his encyclopaedic knowledge to help save the island of Jinsy from an invasion of rampaging hair. In the same programme, Greg Davies will plat the sinister Jennitta Bishard , who delivers punishments to residents from her TV studio.

In a later episodes:

Katy Brand will play flamboyant psychic Madame Astralina, who obtains her readings from a pen of rats.

Ben Miller will play the chief accountant of Jinsy, as well as his daughter Berpetta, a drunk, hefty, buck-toothed accountant.

Dame Eileen Atkins will play Miss Penny, a school-mistress with a massive dome of pinned hair who teaches Extreme Etiquette for Girls.

Sir Derek Jacobi will play Robunce Barnatty, the eldest resident of Jinsy island, at 98 cycles old.

Stephen Mangan will play Mr Lovely, the owner of Mr Lovely’s Lovely Jumper Shop.

Phil Davis and Olivia Colman will play an elderly couple will questionable hygiene.

Rob Brydon will play Jinsy singing sensation, Rex Camalbeeter, who likes dressing up as a female badger. KT Tunstall will appear in the same episode as folk singer Meb Twaheely.