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A three-person IT group keeps its company running with minimal effort or social contact.

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The frothy chemistry between The IT Crowd's triumvirate of misanthropes makes for a brainy riot, even if this sitcom feels constrained by its wearisome laugh track and occasional myopia.

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Nancy Banks-Smith

Guardian

It is engagingly old-fashioned.

Feb 26, 2020

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Ginia Bellafante

New York Times

Everything on the show - props, lighting, costuming, grooming - is meant to be broadly inauthentic, as if the phoniness alleviated the writers of any further responsibility to be funny.

Jan 30, 2019

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Brian Lowry

Variety

Their eccentricities also ensure the tone remains unrelentingly wacky, which is a tough energy level to maintain... There's certainly a seed of an idea here - just one in need of tech support.

Jan 30, 2019

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Alex Diedrick

Uproxx

The series comes to life from its ridiculous yet relatable humor and its endearing tech team.

Nov 11, 2021

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Will Wade

Common Sense Media

It's fertile ground for comedy, and some of the situations are quite funny.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 24, 2020

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Ryan Seager

What Culture

It might be something to do with the millennial comedy that we've developed in Britain but for some reason The I.T Crowd hits all the right notes, and is the perfect combination of everything you've come to expect from this type of show.

Jan 30, 2019

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Free S It's brilliant! I wish they did more seasons! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Susan A Typical loony Brit humour done super super well. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Matt O It still makes me laugh after all these years. Too many scenes to recall. The first 15 minutes of the first episode is top class and never fails to make me laugh. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Hugh M Amazing first season for a hilarious show. Lots of funny moments really help the viewer become more in touch with the cast moving forward. The laugh tracks get sort of old after a long while, but every moment is still full of fun and excitement. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/17/23 Full Review John F The First Reynholm is hilarious. One for the GIFs of legend. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/23 Full Review Rider5D_rly It's a good set of episodes. I love The IT Crowd. It gives me a good laugh each time I rewatch it on Netflix. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Chris O'Dowd Actor Richard Ayoade Actor Katherine Parkinson Actor Christopher Morris Actor Noel Fielding Guest Star Adam Buxton Guest Star

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 3, 2006 Yesterday's Jam Jen gets a job at Reynholm Industries and the boss decides to place her in the I.T. department in the basement. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 3, 2006 Calamity Jen Denholm declares war on stress and threatens to fire anyone who is under stress by the end of the day; to help the company win the war, Denholm hires a stress expert. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 10, 2006 Fifty-Fifty Roy learns that he had something stuck on his forehead during a date; Jen has a crush on a security guard; Moss and Roy create an online-dating profile. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 17, 2006 The Red Door Everyone wonders what is behind the mysterious red door in the I.T. department; Richmond Avenal falls from grace. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 24, 2006 The Haunting of Bill Crouse Jen goes on a date with Bill Crouse, who she finds really offensive; due to a lie that Moss tells, everyone at Reynholm Industries thinks that Jen is dead. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 3, 2006 Aunt Irma Visits Jen's menstrual cycle has unexpected consequences for the office and causes her colleagues to suffer sympathetic effects. Details

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Director: Graham Linehan, Ben Fuller
Executive Producer: Ash Atalla
Screenwriter: Graham Linehan
Network: Channel 4
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Feb 3, 2006