The IT Crowd
British TV sitcom (2006ā2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The IT Crowd is a British television sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, 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 three staff members 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 a number of episodes.
The IT Crowd | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Graham Linehan |
Starring | Chris O'Dowd Richard Ayoade Katherine Parkinson Matt Berry |
Theme music 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 Halladey Graham Barker |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 24 minutes (special approx 47 minutes) |
Production companies | Talkback Thames Delightful Industries |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 3 February 2006 (2006-02-03) ā 27 September 2013 (2013-09-27) |
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 programme was concluded with a special "farewell" episode that aired on 27 September 2013.[2][3][4][5] The IT Crowd was critically acclaimed and has a cult following.