Bonkers (British TV series)

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Bonkers is a UK television series written by Sally Wainwright and starring Liza Tarbuck. It was transmitted on ITV during 2007. It was also released on DVD. This series is available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK.

In July 2007, the playwright and actress Tricia Walsh-Smith filed a claim in the High Court for breach of copyright, claiming that the pilot episode was copied from her 1987 play, also called Bonkers. [1]

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  1. ITV's 'Bonkers' writer being taken to court