“Hello IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
The IT Crowd, a British show that follows two socially inept IT Technicians Roy and Moss (Chris O’Dowd, Richard Ayoade) and their computer illiterate supervisor Jen (Katherine Parkinson) from their basement office of Reynholm Industries. After four successful seasons the show ended abruptly in 2010 with high ratings and several awards, but no mention if or when it would return.
In the following years, several rumors surfaced about a final season, then an extended episode, but nothing was ever confirmed. In 2012 creator and writer Graham Linehan (Father Ted) had tweeted about having a completed script, but with a baby on the way and scheduling conflicts delaying the production. In addition to the growing popularity of Chris O’Dowd State side, it was looking less likely that we were ever going to see the final chapter to the series… Until now.
In the past couple of days articles have surfaced that Graham Linehan had recently announced at the German digital conference re:publica that the show would return for a final 40 minute episode to bring much needed closure to the characters. The announcement was shortly followed by confirmations on the twitter pages for both Chris O’Dowd and Graham Linehan. Filming is scheduled to begin in only a few short weeks, with the episode to air later this year. I’m thrilled to see an ending being made for the show, all too often TV shows (especially comedies) end without any kind of resolution, which these characters surely deserve. If you haven’t seen the show (you should), or need to catch up (you really should), episodes can be found on Netflix, Hulu, and BBC Channel 4.
