The IT Crowd (2006–2013) 8.6
The comedic adventures of a rag-tag group of technical support workers at a large corporation. |
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The IT Crowd (2006–2013) 8.6
The comedic adventures of a rag-tag group of technical support workers at a large corporation. |
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| Chris O'Dowd | ... |
Roy Trenneman
(25 episodes, 2006-2013)
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| Richard Ayoade | ... |
Maurice Moss
(25 episodes, 2006-2013)
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| Katherine Parkinson | ... |
Jen Barber
(25 episodes, 2006-2013)
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| Matt Berry | ... |
Douglas Reynholm
(17 episodes, 2007-2013)
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Deep in the sub basement of the ambiguous company of Reynholm Industries, are not one, but two socially awkward IT guys. Moss, an electronics wizard and overly naive man and Roy, a lazy disgruntled co-worker have to provide support for Reynholm Industries with their inept boss, Jen, who doesn't know the difference between hardware and software. The show revolves around Moss and Roy's antics both at work and out socially, which always ends badly. Written by ME
The IT Crowd is an absurdist satire of office dramas, featuring those most indispensable of nerds, tech support geeks.
The first thing I noticed watching this series was director Ben Fuller's patience. He has a willingness to let a joke build that evades most television directors. Some jokes are set up in the opening scene and wait until the final segment for the payoff.
The show is further bolstered by great chemistry and timing between stars Richard Ayoade, Christopher Morris, Chris O'Dowd, and Katherine Parkinson. Each actor emits a brave willingness to take their characters to extremes for a laugh.
It's all helped a great deal, of course, if you have a vague notion computer technology and its various sub-cultures, but for the most part, the audience is along for clever dialogue-related humour, not in-jokes.