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

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Chris O'Dowd	...	Roy (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Richard Ayoade	...	Moss (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Katherine Parkinson	...	Jen (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Matt Berry	...	Douglas (10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Also Known As:

"Banda iz odeljenja informatike" (Serbia) [sr]
"Gasca de la IT" (Romania) [ro]
"IT-ovci" (Croatia) [hr]
"Kiber klapa" (Slovenia) [sl]
"Kockafejek" (Hungary) [hu]
"Los informáticos" (Spain) [es]
"Particka IT" (Czech Republic) [cs]

Runtime:

23 min (18 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Talkback Thames

Trivia:

On the UK DVD of The IT Crowd, one of the subtitle options comes up in '1337' or 'leet' speak. 1337, based on the term 'elite', is a language of slang predominantly used by gamers and Internet users, and so fits in with the characters and general humour of The IT Crowd.

Quotes:

Roy: [repeated throughout the series]
[answering the phone]
Roy: Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Movie Connections:

Version of "The IT Crowd" (2007)

Very Funny

Like Father Ted and Black Books before it this show is packed with great comedy. There are real gems in here (as well as some stuff we've seen before). Katherine Parkinson does a fine job as Jen, the voulnerable but strong IT manager (who doesn't do IT!),this is particularly satisfying as many Female characters don't fare well in comedy and can quickly fall into the 'say line to the camera, move off screen' rubbish we see so often. Chris O'Dowd is great as Roy and although he provides many of the 'stock comedy moments' this is mixed with new material and isn't detrimental to the overall piece. Richard Ayoade as Moss is another great character, to see how he peels an Orange is worth the DVD price alone. It is worth noting that this is already being traded on Ebay.