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

User Rating:

8.9/10   

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 | Germany:12

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: I'm not turning it up to eight Moss! It'll blow my cock off !

Movie Connections:

Featured in The British Comedy Awards 2006 Live (2006) (TV)

Graham Linehan tackles another genre of comedy...

This time, he's dealing with technology. The IT Crowd, with it's old-skool computer game style opening credits, immediately catches the attention.

Roy and Moss are two IT staff working for a big company. But despite the size of the company, the two seem banished to the basement of the building. However, they seem to enjoy their locked-away existence, occasionally being tortured by moronic staff asking why their computer won't work, which is usually answered with, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" The characters are likable, and the script is a joy. Further proof that Mr. Linehan has a good eye for great actors and actresses, and that his writing skills have not waned with time. After all of his previous successes (including Father Ted, Black Books and material for Harry Enfield And Chums, The Fast Show, Big Train, Coogan's Run, Brass Eye and Jam) The IT Crowd is another triumph.