The IT Crowd, a popular channel 4 sitcom, is set to finish after its fourth series. The creator, Graham Linehan revealed the news on Reddit during a question and answer session, saying ‘I’ll say right off the bat… the bad news is no IT Crowd series five.’ He then went on to say ‘I just wasn’t looking forward to it the way I used to’.
The IT Crowd is about three employees who run the IT support department. They are all socially awkward which is the highlight of the show. There will be a special extended episode next year before finishing for good.
The fourth series, aired in 2010, attracted an average audience of 2.5 million. This figure is quite a lot higher than the other Channel 4 programmes shown during that slot.
The show starts Chris O’Dowd as Roy Trenneman, Richard Ayoade as Maurice Moss and Katherine Parkinson as their boss, Jen Barber. The show mixes tech geek jokes with old-fashioned farce.
The cast have recently been venturing into other sectors. Chris O’Dowd has starred in Hollywood films Bridesmaids and Gulliver’s Travels, amongst others. Richard Ayoade recently directed the British film Submarine which received great critical acclaim.
Talking about the announcement to end the show Lineman said ‘I felt that the last series was a nice strong point to go out on, and anything further might just be running on the spot.’
He also said he ‘felt a sense of achievement’ with the IT Crowd because it got to the fourth series, compared to three of Father Ted, one of Black Books and one of Big Train.
Lineman, however, did say that there was possibility of an IT Crowd film. It would depend on him coming up with a good idea that the cast would like, he added.
So watch this space, the IT Crowd may well have a film coming out!