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
Streaming rank this week: 173
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The Guardian, 30th July 2010The IT Crowd series 4 episode 6 review
This is an oddly low-key, abrupt end to a series that has perplexed rather more often than it has entertained. While certainly not bereft of comedy sparkle and surreal, playful humour, the series as a whole has been a particularly scattershot one, and some of its ideas came across as distinctly half-baked.
Ryan Lambie, Den Of Geek, 30th July 2010The IT Crowd series 4 episode 6 review #2
The last episode in the series sadly doesn't seem to deliver any big pay off. Despite the rather dramatic storyline, it all comes across a tad self-indulgent, referencing the problematic court case storyline in episode three.
Jake Laverde, Den Of Geek, 30th July 2010The IT Crowd 4.5 review
This was much closer to my idea of what The IT Crowd should be trying to do each week, even if it still struggled with another weak subplot for Jen (Katherine Parkinson) and a ragged ending that didn't provide the smooth, clever wrap-up I was expecting.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 24th July 2010Moss loses his gigantic mind and bunks off work for the afternoon. With Roy standing dumbly by, he thrills to his newfound freedom. Meanwhile, Jen has bet Roy £100 that he can't ditch the phrase, "Have you tried turning it off and back on again?" for a whole day. As usual, Graham Linehan's magnificent mind draws all the strands together in a barkingly funny denouement. And the whole episode is in flashback. And there's an awesome cameo by Kevin Eldon as an unintelligible customer support telephonist. Beat that, other comedy writers.
The Guardian, 23rd July 2010The IT Crowd series 4 episode 5 review
'Bad Boys', the fifth episode of The IT Crowd's somewhat uneven fourth series, is an instalment more predictable than most, but nevertheless a lot of fun.
Ryan Lambie, Den Of Geek, 23rd July 2010The IT Crowd series 4 episode 5 review #2
The path leading up to the denouement though is labelled 'highly contrived'. Things happen for their own sake and the pay-off for each story thread isn't so much signposted as sent by special delivery the day before. There's nothing really bad about them - it's all just so predictable.
Jake Laverde, Den Of Geek, 23rd July 2010Post IT Crowd thoughts
After having watched The IT Crowd the other night on Channel 4, I now get how really well done it is.
Tellyspotting, 20th July 2010The IT Crowd 4.4 review
Overall, 'Italian For Beginners' still wasn't anywhere near The IT Crowd's best efforts, but it was the funniest episode of this fourth series so far, and I appreciated the greater creativity and originality of Roy's storyline. And it was just nice to watch an episode that didn't jump around so erratically.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 17th July 2010The IT Crowd - Series 4, Episodes 3 and 4 review
The third and fourth episodes, may not live up to the high standards set by the second episode, but they still entertain and amuse, and still make the viewer glad to visit Reynholm Industries once again.
Gareth Barsby, Suite 101, 17th July 2010