Bonkers was a short lived UK television series written by Sally Wainwright

Sally Wainwright

Sally Wainwright is a British BAFTA nominated television writer and playwright. She won 2009 Writer of the Year Award given by the RTS in 2009 for Unforgiven.She was born in Halifax.Original television productions include:*Scott & Bailey...

 and starring Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck is an English actress and television and radio presenter, and daughter of comedian Jimmy Tarbuck.She trained at the National Youth Theatre and RADA graduating in 1986 alongside Clive Owen, Rebecca Pidgeon and Serena Harragin.-Acting:...

. It was transmitted on ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 during 2007. It was also released on DVD.
This series is available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK

Acorn Media UK

Acorn Media UK is a DVD publisher which distributes and sells home video products with a particular focus on British television.- Company history :The company was founded in 1997 when Lesley Fromant set up a branch of parent company Acorn Media in the UK....

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In July 2007, the playwright and actress Tricia Walsh-Smith

Tricia Walsh-Smith

Tricia Walsh-Smith is a British playwright and actress born in 1956. According to the Mirror, "She has more front than Brighton Pier and self-belief by the truckload." Although "few people had heard of her before", in April 2008 she attracted international attention for posting a YouTube video of...

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".