| The IT Crowd | |
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| Genre | Sitcom Black comedy Surreal humour Slapstick |
| Created by | Graham Linehan |
| Written by | Graham Linehan |
| Directed by | Graham Linehan |
| Starring | Chris O’Dowd Richard Ayoade Katherine Parkinson Matt Berry |
| Composer | Neil Hannon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ash Atalla |
| Editors | Paul Machliss Richard Holiday Graham Barker |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes (special approx 47 minutes) |
| Production companies | Talkback Thames (2006-2010) Retort (2013) Delightful Industries |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 3 February 2006 – 27 September 2013 |
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The IT Crowd is a British television sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, created, written and directed by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries in London, the series revolves around the staff of its IT (Information Technology) department: technical genius Maurice Moss (Ayoade); work-shy Roy Trenneman (O'Dowd); and Jen Barber (Parkinson), the department head/relationship manager who knows nothing about IT. The show also focuses on the bosses of Reynholm Industries: Denholm Reynholm (Chris Morris) and, later, his son Douglas (Matt Berry). Goth IT technician Richmond Avenal (Noel Fielding), who resides in the server room, also appears in several episodes.
The comedy premiered on Channel 4 on 3 February 2006 and ran for four series of six episodes each. Although a fifth series was commissioned, it was not produced.[1] The series episode finale aired on 27 September 2013.[2][3][4][5] The IT Crowd was critically acclaimed and has a cult following.
- ^ Frost, Vicky (26 May 2010). "The IT Crowd gets fifth series". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (12 September 2013). "'IT Crowd' finale, 'Agents of SHIELD' launch share night on Channel 4". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "The IT Crowd to return for special one-off episode". BBC News. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "'The IT Crowd' to return for one-off final episode later this month". NME. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "IT Crowd Night planned for October". British Comedy Guide. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.