The IT Crowd is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written 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 department: computer programmer Maurice Moss, work-shy Roy Trenneman, and Jen Barber, the department head/relationship manager who knows nothing about IT. The show also focuses on the bosses of Reynholm Industries: Denholm Reynholm and later, his son Douglas. Goth IT technician Richmond Avenal, who resides in the dark server room, also features in a number of 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. The programme was concluded with a special, one-off episode, that aired on 27 September 2013.
Genre | Sitcom, Cringe comedy, Surreal humor |
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(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Executive producer(s) | Ash Atalla |
Editor(s) | Paul Machliss |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 24 minutes (special approx 47 minutes) |
Production company(s) | Talkback Thames, Delightful Industries |
Distributor | Fremantle |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) (2006–10), 1080i (HDTV) (2013) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Netflix ID | 70140450 |
About The IT Crowd
British sitcom following the misadventures of a rag-tag team of IT support workers that is set in the fictional offices of Reynholm Industries.
Achievement of The IT Crowd
The series was created by Graham Linehan. It ran for 4 series and 25 episodes that aired between February 2006 and September 2013.
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Latest information about The IT Crowd updated on July 28 2021.