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British television set sitcom

The Information technology Crowd
The IT Crowd title card.jpg
Genre Sitcom
Created by Graham Linehan
Starring Chris O'Dowd
Richard Ayoade
Katherine Parkinson
Matt Berry
Theme music composer Neil Hannon
Country of origin Uk
Original language English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Ash Atalla
Editor Paul Machliss
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 24 minutes (special approx 47 minutes)
Production companies Talkback Thames
Delightful Industries
Distributor Fremantle
Release
Original network Aqueduct 4
Picture format 576i (sixteen:9 SDTV) (2006–10)
1080i (HDTV) (2013)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 3 Feb 2006 (2006-02-03) –
27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)

The It Crowd is a British sitcom originally circulate past 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 Engineering) department: calculator programmer Maurice Moss (Richard Ayoade), work-shy Roy Trenneman (Chris O'Dowd), and Jen Hairdresser (Katherine Parkinson), the section caput/relationship director who knows cipher about IT. The show also focuses on the bosses of Reynholm Industries: Denholm Reynholm (Chris Morris) and afterward, his son Douglas (Matt Berry). Goth IT technician Richmond Avenal (Noel Fielding), who resides in the dark server room, also appears in a number of episodes.

The comedy premiered on Channel 4 on 3 Feb 2006, and ran for four series of six episodes each. Although a fifth series was deputed, information technology was not produced.[1] The programme was concluded with a special "farewell" episode that aired on 27 September 2013.[ii] [three] [4] [5] The programme was critically acclaimed and has a cult following.

Serial overview [edit]

The It Crowd is set in the offices of Reynholm Industries, a fictional British corporation at 123 Carenden Road in Key London. It focuses on the shenanigans of the three members of the IT support team, who dwell in a muddied, chaotic basement—a great contrast to the shining modern compages and stunning London views enjoyed by the rest of the organization. The obscurity surrounding the visitor'south business is a running gag; all that is known is that it bought and sold ITV, has a chemicals laboratory, and makes an unnamed product. In one episode, Denholm Reynholm claims the company has bought mobile-phone carriers and television set stations, creating "the largest communications empire in the UK", but it is unclear whether this is true.[6]

Roy and Moss, the ii technicians, are socially inept geeks or, in Denholm Reynholm's words, "standard nerds". Despite the company's dependence on them, they are generally ignored and considered losers. Roy's support techniques include ignoring the telephone, hoping information technology will stop ringing, and using reel-to-reel record recordings of stock IT suggestions such as, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" and "Is it definitely plugged in?". He wears a different T-shirt in each episode.[7] Moss'due south deep knowledge of technical topics is reflected in his extended, overdetailed suggestions, while he cannot deal with applied issues such every bit extinguishing fires and removing spiders. His shyness makes it difficult for him to relate to others, oftentimes leading him to cite bizarre facts, or dwell on himself and/or technology. When someone shows their ignorance most computers, he tin be arrogant.

Jen, the team's newest member, is hopelessly non-technical, despite claiming on her CV that she has "a lot of experience with computers". As Denholm is every bit technologically illiterate, Jen's interview bluffing convinces him she should be the head of the Information technology department. After meeting Roy and Moss, Jen redefines her part as "Human relationship Manager"; yet her attempts to bridge the gap between the technicians and the company'south other employees generally have the opposite effect, landing her and her teammates in ludicrous situations.

Bandage and characters [edit]

From left to right: Jen, Moss, and Roy

  • Chris O'Dowd as Roy Trenneman, an IT technician from Ireland. He despises his chore and often goes to great lengths to distract his workmates and then he can do naught.
  • Richard Ayoade as Maurice Moss (usually referred to just as "Moss"), a painfully shy, highly intelligent Information technology technician with few social skills.
  • Katherine Parkinson equally Jen Hairdresser, Roy's and Moss's tech-illiterate manager. Roy and Moss initially resent her, but presently find she is useful to them in interacting with "normal" people.
  • Noel Fielding every bit Richmond Avenal (recurring series i–2, iv, special), a reclusive, goth-styled IT technician who was banished to the department's server room.
  • Chris Morris as Denholm Reynholm (serial 1–2 recurring, series iii invitee), the egoistic founder and CEO of Reynholm Industries.
  • Matt Drupe equally Douglas Reynholm (series 2 recurring, 3–4, special main cast), Denholm'south womanising son, who inherits Reynholm Industries in series 2 when his father jumps out of a window.

Production [edit]

Creator Graham Linehan wrote the series subsequently a PC Tech with poor people skills made a house call. It was video-recorded earlier a alive studio audience, which at the time was considered "riskier" than using a laugh track.[8] Of this pick, Linehan said, "I trust my instincts, so I'k going to do it my mode and promise people come to me."[viii] The first serial was recorded at Teddington Studios, and subsequent series at Pinewood Studios, with intermittent location footage. Cinematic-fashion footage was also recorded earlier alive tapings. The show's title sequence was produced by Shynola.[9]

Circulate and release [edit]

International syndication [edit]

The program is broadcast internationally. In Australia it has been broadcast on ABC1 and UKTV. In Republic of bulgaria, GTV began ambulation it in July 2008, while Comedy Fundamental Germany started ambulation the first series in September 2009. ETV has aired the program in Estonia. In Poland it has been shown on One-act Primal Poland, TVP2, and Play a trick on Comedy. In the Czechia it was broadcast on Česká televize and HBO. TV 2 Zulu has aired it in Denmark, every bit has Comedy Central in holland. Canal+ runs it in Kingdom of spain. In New Zealand, information technology was aired on TV One. It airs sporadically in the Commonwealth of Republic of ireland on RTÉ2 and on the RTÉ Actor.

In the United States, episodes have been shown on IFC; all iv series and the special are besides available on Netflix, Tubi Tv, Pluto TV, and Hulu, and for purchase in the iTunes Store. Canadian aqueduct G4 ran the programme during their Adult Digital Distraction block in July 2007. Reruns likewise aired on BiteTV in Canada until information technology relaunched equally "Makeful" in August 2015. In Brazil, Argentina and Chile it has been broadcast on I.Sat. In Mexico it has aired on Culvert 11 since 2010. It was also broadcast in Kingdom of spain on Culvert 3xl during 2011.[10]

Ending and future [edit]

A 5th series was commissioned by Channel 4, for release in 2011.[11] Series creator Graham Linehan began pre-production on it, stating it would be the programme'southward last series, equally a "goodbye to the characters".[12] The writing team were unable to meet regularly, so they created a virtual writers room using the online project-management tool Basecamp. Linehan found it a disadvantage, calling it "a stuffy, businesslike service that I call back it really ended upwards making everyone cocky-witting", but there was no suitable alternative. Notwithstanding, the writers did codify some story ideas (i was reportedly a Die Hard–based episode[ citation needed ]), but ultimately Linehan didn't consider the organisation practical. Due to this, Linehan'due south alien schedule, and the prove's budget requirements, the 5th series was shelved.[13]

However, Linehan did feel a single, special "farewell" episode could exist produced. He was already busy with his TV accommodation of Count Arthur Strong and his work on The Walshes, and the IT Crowd actors had also taken on other commitments. Thus it wasn't until June 2013 that the show's final episode was filmed.[xiv]

Linehan has said that at that place are certain IT Oversupply characters he would like to explore in future spin-off-way specials, peculiarly Matt Berry's character, Douglas. In a 2014 interview, Linehan said he had a half-formed thought about expanding on the Douglas character, simply that with Matt Berry busy with his series Toast of London, Linehan would need to "pounce when he's taking a rest".[xv] Linehan has also discussed reprising Benedict Wong's grapheme Prime from the episode "Final Countdown".[13] Wong has said he would be "thrilled" if Prime got his own series, joking that information technology could be chosen Prime Time.[16]

Home media [edit]

The first serial was released in the United kingdom as The Information technology Oversupply – Version 1.0 on 13 Nov 2006 by 2 Entertain Video Ltd. The DVD showtime-upward sequence and subsequent menus are designed to resemble a ZX Spectrum. The DVD also included a short motion picture written and directed by Linehan called Hi Friend, his directorial debut, and a natural language-in-cheek behind-the-scenes documentary presented by Ken Korda, a filmmaker created and portrayed by comedian Adam Buxton (of Adam and Joe). The It Crowd – Version 2.0 DVD was released in the U.k. on 1 October 2007, together with a box set up containing both the starting time and second series. Retail concatenation HMV sold an exclusive limited edition version featuring a prepare of four postcards in the style of popular viral photos such as Ceiling Cat — here replicated as Ceiling Goth. While the get-go series DVD menus parodied 8-bit games, the Series ii DVD menus parody 16-scrap games and brand reference to the "All your base are belong to united states of america" meme popularised by Zero Wing, Mortal Kombat, Tetris and Lemmings. There are also several 'subconscious' extras encoded into the subtitles. These are done in much the aforementioned way as the base64 subtitles from Series 1, and include 3 JPG images and a text adventure game file. Episode four has a BBC Bones listing, and Episode 6 has light bars in the corner of the screen which can be decoded using a barcode reader.[27] [28] Series 3 was released on 16 March 2009, the DVD menus are based on such internet games as GROW CUBE, Doeo and flow. The DVD for series 4 was released in the U.k. on 26 September 2010, likewise nether the 2|entertain label.[29] A box-ready containing all iv series was also released on the same twenty-four hours, which includes an It Crowd-themed board game. The series iv DVD includes a documentary feature on the calculator games which served as inspiration for the menus on each of the series' DVDs, culminating in the game Windosill, the basis for the series 4 DVD. The Cyberspace Is Coming was released in Commonwealth of australia 18 December 2013, but had still to be released elsewhere until information technology was announced in November 2015 that a Region 2 DVD version would be released in the Britain and throughout Region ii on 23 November 2015.[30] [25] All episodes of the plan are available to stream in the United Kingdom and the Republic of ireland on All 4, with the exception of the serial three episode "The Speech" which has been removed for transphobic themes.[31]

Reception [edit]

Series 1 of The IT Crowd holds an average Metacritic critic score of 67/100 from 8 reviews.[32]

Ratings [edit]

The premiere of the programme on Aqueduct 4 was watched past i.8m viewers, described every bit "disappointing" by BBC News;[33] withal, Linehan stated he was "playing the long game" and reflected how the first serial of Male parent Ted also "went pretty unnoticed" but went on to gain viewers and awards.[8] The series iv finale on xxx July 2010 saw the programme reach its current ratings pinnacle of ii.17 one thousand thousand and was highly successful in its time slot.

Awards and nominations [edit]

The IT Crowd has won awards from the British Academy of Moving-picture show and Tv Arts (BAFTAs), the International Academy of Television receiver Arts and Sciences (the International Emmys), the Rose d'Or television set amusement awards, and from the fan-voted Comedy.co.uk Awards organized by the British Comedy Guide. It also received a British Comedy Awards and an Irish Flick and Television Award.

In 2006, the serial was voted All-time New British Sitcom at the 2006 Comedy.co.uk Awards, out of 17 nominees.[34] In 2007, information technology was voted Comedy of The Year at the 2007 Comedy.co.uk Awards, out of 100 nominees.[35] Nominated in the 2007 BAFTAs for Best Situation One-act, alongside Green Wing and Pulling, it lost to The Royle Family. In 2008, the series won the International Emmy Accolade for Comedy[36] and the 2008 Rose d'Or for All-time Sitcom.[37] Nominated in the 2008 BAFTAs for Best Situation One-act alongside The Thick of It and Benidorm, it lost to Peep Show. In 2009, it won Best Situation Comedy at the 2009 BAFTAs. Too in 2009, Graham Linehan won Best Boob tube Script at the 6th Irish gaelic Picture show and Tv set Awards, and Katherine Parkinson won Best Comedy Actress at the 2009 British Comedy Awards.

At the 2014 British Academy Goggle box Awards, Parkinson won Best Female Performance in a One-act Programme;[38] Richard Ayoade won Male Performance in a One-act Programme; and Chris O'Dowd was nominated in the same category.

Adaptations [edit]

American versions [edit]

The principal cast of the American version (left to right) Jen, Roy, Moss, and Denholm

An American version of The It Crowd was almost aired past NBC in 2007–08, starring Richard Ayoade reprising his role as Moss, with Joel McHale as Roy, Jessica St. Clair as Jen, and Rocky Carroll equally Denholm.[39] It was produced by FremantleMedia for Universal Media Studios with Steve Tao as executive producer. Linehan was likewise credited as executive producer, but stated he had no actual involvement.[40] The writing staff was David Guarascio, Moses Port, Joe Port, and Joe Wiseman. A pilot was filmed in January 2007, and a total series was ordered and advertised by NBC to be aired in 2007–08.[41] [42] [43]

Notwithstanding, a September 2007 report in The Hollywood Reporter said that the show would not reach production, despite the evolution of a number of scripts, as it "didn't quite spark" with new NBC chairman Ben Silverman.[44] In 2012, the pilot was leaked online.[45] [46]

In October 2014, information technology was announced that NBC would produce another pilot, produced past Bill Lawrence.[47] It, too, did not make it to air.[48]

A third attempt at an NBC remake was confirmed in January 2018. Unlike the two previous versions, Graham Linehan was to be involved as a writer and executive producer. All the same, no further developments have been announced.[48]

German language version [edit]

The primary cast of the German version (left to right, from top) Jen, Roy, Moss and Denholm (bottom)

A German version of the programme was in production starting June 2007, starring Heaven du Mont, Sebastian Münster, Stefan Puntigam and Britta Horn.[49] Originally titled Das iTeam – Die Jungs mit der Maus (The iTeam – The Boys with the Mouse), the title was changed to Das iTeam – Die Jungs an der Maus (The iTeam – The Boys at the Mouse) last minute. The first episode was aired on 4 January 2008 on Sat.one and received mainly negative receptions. It was criticised for the poor translation of the original stories and jokes, poor direction, poor timing, and the poor performance of the actors, mainly Stefan Puntigam equally Gabriel (the German version of Moss). Manuel Weis of Quotenmeter.de heavily panned the program, commenting: "Information technology could indeed be possible that the boys of class 10a from secondary schoolhouse Brunsbüttel made the serial. In short: In this course 'The iTeam' should never have come up onto the screen. The expect is strongly reminiscent of cheap law-breaking documentaries ambulation in the afternoon and the actors are reminiscent of lousy daytime formats. The climax of these catastrophes is [...] Stefan Puntigam, who embodies the office of the reckoner geek Gabriel. [...] his part seems artificial, exaggerated and in whatever example badly acted."[50] The It Crowd creator Graham Linehan noted in his blog that the first gag already does not work due to being wrongly executed.[ citation needed ] The programme was cancelled after only two episodes due to low ratings. All episodes were later screened on Sabbatum.1 Comedy.

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ A Region two box set containing both the beginning and second series was released on 1 October 2007.
  2. ^ A Region 2 box set containing the first three series was released xvi March 2009 under the 2ENTERTAIN characterization.

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Further reading [edit]

  • Ali, Abbas (9 July 2010). "The real Information technology Oversupply: how true is the C4 sitcom?". The Guardian. London.

External links [edit]

  • The IT Crowd at Aqueduct four
  • The Information technology Crowd at FremantleMedia
  • The IT Crowd at IMDb
  • The Information technology Oversupply at British Comedy Guide

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