"The IT Crowd" (2006) TV series 2006-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Information Technology | London England | Genius | Geek | Computer

Awards:

6 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Graham Linehan		(24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Richard Boden		(12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Ben Gosling Fuller		(6 episodes, 2006)
Barbara Wiltshire		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Graham Linehan		(24 episodes, 2006-2010)

Series Produced by
Ash Atalla	....	series producer / executive producer (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Derrin Schlesinger	....	consulting producer / producer (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Caroline Wyard	....	line producer (12 episodes, 2007-2010)
Richard Boden	....	series producer (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Jo Hunter	....	line producer (6 episodes, 2006)
Jamie Glazebrook	....	producer (6 episodes, 2007)
Isibeal Ballance	....	line producer (6 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Neil Hannon		(11 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Francis De Groote		(6 episodes, 2007)
Bill Broomfield		(6 episodes, 2010)

Series Film Editing by
Paul Machliss		(18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Richard Halladey		(6 episodes, 2010)

Series Casting by
Sarah Crowe		(24 episodes, 2006-2010)

Series Production Design by
Dennis De Groot		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jo Sutherland		(12 episodes, 2008-2010)

Series Art Direction by
Dick Lunn		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kye Smith-Mackintosh		(6 episodes, 2008)
Natalie Valentine		(6 episodes, 2010)

Series Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge		(24 episodes, 2006-2010)

Series Makeup Department
Elisa Brandom	....	makeup artist (11 episodes, 2006-2010)
Juliette Argent	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2006)
Christine Cant	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 2006)
Kate Thompson	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2007)
Jane Walker	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 2007)
Helen Barrett	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 2010)
Lesley Hamon	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2010)
Eva Marieges Moore	....	makeup designer (4 episodes, 2008)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou	....	makeup designer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jay Arthur	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2006)
Jon Jennings	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Annalise Laidlow	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Charlie Leech	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Tim Mannion	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2008)
Louise Wodehouse-Easton	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2008)
Adam Jenkins	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 2010)
Julie Sykes	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2010)
Sophia Ollins	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Laurie Law	....	props buyer (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Fiona Bambrough-Stott	....	props buyer (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Karl McGovern	....	prop hand / stand-by props (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Alan Shaw	....	props master (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Daniel Ainslie	....	set dresser (6 episodes, 2006)
Andie Vining	....	props master (6 episodes, 2006)
Cathy Cosgrove	....	props buyer (6 episodes, 2007)
Brian Hampton	....	props master (6 episodes, 2007)
Libby Uppington	....	stand-by props (6 episodes, 2008)
Natalie Valentine	....	stand-by art director (6 episodes, 2008)
Ryan Bradbury	....	prop hand (6 episodes, 2010)
Dominic Byles	....	prop hand (6 episodes, 2010)
Heather Gordon	....	art department assistant (6 episodes, 2010)
Dennis De Groot	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kevin Paice	....	sound supervisor (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Matt Stronge	....	dubbing mixer (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ron Stewart	....	location boom operator (6 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Amos	....	location sound recordist (6 episodes, 2008)
Glenn Calder	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2010)
Mark Norgate	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 2010)

Series Special Effects by
Steve Bowman	....	special effects (1 episode, 2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Gary J. Brown	....	digital effects artist (1 episode, 2006)

Series Stunts
Tracey Caudle	....	stunts (1 episode, 2006)
Andy Smart	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2006)
Stephanie Carey	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 2008)
James Grogan	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Hawkins	....	lighting director / lighting designer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Chatfield	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tony Freeman	....	studio camera supervisor (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Tony Keene	....	camera supervisor (7 episodes, 2008-2010)
Francis De Groote	....	lighting director (6 episodes, 2006)
Clive Sait	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2008)
Andy Bates	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2010)
Bill Broomfield	....	lighting director (6 episodes, 2010)
Alan Haddow	....	studio camera supervisor (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paul Freeman	....	camera supervisor (5 episodes, 2010)
Peter Welch	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Cyriak Harris	....	animator: goth to boss / animator: spaceology (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Casting Department
Cassandra King	....	casting assistant (12 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Peter Halston	....	wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 2006)
Karen Beale	....	wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 2008)
Anita Lad	....	wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 2010)
Sheila Gunn	....	wardrobe supervisor (4 episodes, 2007)
Sheena Gunn	....	wardrobe supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Barbara Hicks	....	vision mixer (15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Colin Peters	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2006)
Tim O'Brien	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2007)
Vincent Narduzzo	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2008)
Peter Lynch	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2010)
Peter Phillips	....	vision mixer (6 episodes, 2010)
Simon Sanders	....	vision mixer (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Neil Hannon	....	composer: title music (12 episodes, 2007-2010)
Robert Popper	....	musician: classical guitar / musician: mariachi guitar (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Beatrice Gay	....	head of production / production executive / ... (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Sean Sollé	....	consultant: IT (24 episodes, 2006-2010)
Chrissie Bibby	....	script supervisor (18 episodes, 2007-2010)
Lois Drysdale	....	production accountant (18 episodes, 2007-2010)
Rob Smith	....	floor manager (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Popper	....	script consultant / script editor (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Finnigan	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Nick Irving	....	legal & business affairs (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Lydia Scott	....	production secretary (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Jim Chambers	....	location manager (11 episodes, 2008-2010)
Zoe Symonds	....	location assistant (11 episodes, 2008-2010)
Isibeal Ballance	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2006)
Suzanne Baron	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2006)
Penny De Groot	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2006)
Holly Ingram	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2006)
Liz Summers	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 2006)
Ed Suter	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2006)
Caroline Caley	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Natalia Kinsey	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2007)
Sam LeGassick	....	production runner (6 episodes, 2007)
Rebecca Nazareth	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2007)
Henry Woolley	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Ben Capel	....	researcher (6 episodes, 2008)
Lucy Fewell	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 2008)
Keren Eliot	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 2010)
Andrew Ellard	....	script editor (6 episodes, 2010)
Chris Jones	....	researcher (6 episodes, 2010)
Jo Kennedy-Valentine	....	floor manager (6 episodes, 2010)
Pete Deagle	....	production runner (5 episodes, 2006)
Penelope Chong	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2010)

Production Companies

• Talkback Thames
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (for)

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• B-motion (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• Canvas (2009-) (Belgium) (TV)
• Comedy Central Deutschland (2009-) (Germany) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Eesti Televisioon (ETV) (2010) (Estonia) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2007-) (Hungary) (TV)
• MPI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete season one)
• MPI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete second season)
• MPI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete third season)
• MPI Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (complete fourth season)
• WoWow (2007) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer graphics
• Mayflower Studios  adr recording studio
• Shynola  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

23 min (24 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Germany:12 | Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:12 (most episodes) | Ireland:12 (most episodes) | UK:15 (one episode) | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Talkback Thames

Trivia:

Channel 4 put the episodes online one week before they were aired on TV.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Supernatural: It's a Terrible Life (#4.17)" (2009)

Bloody Brilliant

Considering the brain dead material on TV these days, including all the "reality TV" garbage, The IT Crowd is probably the best show to come along in a very long time. The characters are well developed, the humour is dry and witty and the cast is amazing. There are so many nuances that you have to pay special attention or you'll miss them, which is difficult to do when you are busting your gut laughing with tears pouring down your face. You have to watch the episodes several times to get it all and each time you howl with anticipation of what you know is coming up next. Favourite parts have to be the tarty red shouza (shoes) and when Roy has to explain to Moss about "High Tide" - First scene of Carrie Moss. Richmond is OTT. Brilliant. Can't wait to see series 2.