The IT Crowd (2006– )

The comedic adventures of a ragtag group of tech support workers at a large corporation.

Stars:

Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson

6 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris O'Dowd	...	Roy Trenneman (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Richard Ayoade	...	Maurice Moss (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Katherine Parkinson	...	Jen Barber (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Matt Berry	...	Douglas Reynholm (16 episodes, 2007-2010)

Storyline

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, that 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.

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Plot Keywords:

information technology | london england | genius | geek | computer | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Banda iz odeljenja informatike

Filming Locations:

Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Talkback Thames, Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is never revealed what Reynholm Industries makes, though "electronic machines" are hinted at throughout, based on Roy and Moss's remarks to colleagues.

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Quotes

Roy: [singing] We don't need no education.
Moss: Yes you do; you've just used a double negative

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Connections

Featured in The British Comedy Awards 2006 Live (2006)

User Reviews

Brilliant

"The IT crowd" is an excellent comedy but requires the viewer to watch the second episode rather than base their judgement on the first episode then snub the entire series.

The first episode was a decent attempt to gain the viewers approval however, it was hyped far too much, which made the viewer think that "The IT Crowd" was the next best comedy. When the first episode ended, everyone was disappointed due to the lack of good jokes. There were moments in the first episode that somehow reminded me of the great mind of Graham Linehan who was the writer to "Father Ted" and "Black Books" due to random jokes such as the joke in the credits.

The second episode was almost redemption to the first as the cast and Graham Linehan ultimately revealed their true performance. It was almost surreal and had it's connections to "Father Ted" equally weirdness. There was uncontrollable laughter in a lot of areas of the second episode such as the stress class which delivered powerful comedy that would even make "Father Ted" mediocre.

I give this comedy a round of applause and wish for an encore.