The IT Crowd
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2006 - 2013
- 25 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom set in a computer support department. The staff are IT geeks Roy and Moss, and their boss Jen, who knows nothing about computers. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Morris, Matt Berry and Noel Fielding
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Series 3, Episode 4 - Speech
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 12th December 2008
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Chris O'Dowd | Roy |
| Richard Ayoade | Moss |
| Katherine Parkinson | Jen |
| Matt Berry | Douglas Reynholm |
| Tom Binns | Nolan (Accountant) |
| Lucy Montgomery | April (Douglas' Girlfriend) |
| Graham Linehan | Man in a panic |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Robert Popper | Script Editor |
| Graham Linehan | Director |
| Richard Boden | Director |
| Richard Boden | Producer |
| Ash Atalla | Executive Producer |
| Paul Machliss | Editor |
| Jo Sutherland | Production Designer |
| Neil Hannon | Composer |
Press
Matt Berry comments on transphobic IT Crowd episode
In an interview with Vulture, Berry denounced the episode: "I don't condone anything that that comedy portrayed, you know? I don't share any views that the writer has."
Sam Moore, The Independent, 25th October 2021IT Crowd: the controversial episode that killed series
While some fans look back fondly on the show's best episodes, the ugly transphobia at the heart of "The Speech" has tainted its legacy in the eyes of many.
Emily Clute, Screen Rant, 19th April 2021Linehan won't work with C4 unless they show IT Crowd ep
Graham Linehan says that he won't work with Channel 4 again until they "reinstate" a transphobic episode of The IT Crowd. The Irish writer, who also created Father Ted and Black Books, wrote the season three episode "The Speech", which is currently unable to stream on Channel 4's website.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 9th October 2020