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    The IT Crowd is a British sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, and Matt Berry. Set in the offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries in London, the series revolves around the three staff members of its IT (information technology) department: computer programmer Maurice Moss (Richard Ayoade), work-shy Roy Trenneman (Chris O'Dowd), and Jen Barber (Katherine Parkinson), the department head/relationship manager who knows nothing about IT. The show also focuses on the bosses of Reynholm Industries: Denholm Reynholm (Chris Morris) and later, his son Douglas (Matt Berry). Goth IT technician Richmond Avenal (Noel Fielding), who resides in the dark server room, also features in a number of episodes. The comedy premiered on Channel 4 on 3 February 2006, and ran for four series of six episodes each. Although a fifth series was commissioned, it was not produced.[1] The programme was concluded with a special, one-off episode, that aired on 27 September 2013.[2][3][4][5] The programme was critically acclaimed and has become a cult television series. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_IT_Crowd

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    מכונה עונה The IT Crowd

    "צוות ה-IT" היא קומדיה בריטית משעשעת, פרי עטו של גרהם ליין, שנולדה על מסכי ערוץ 4 וצולמה בלונדון. הסדרה עוקבת באדיקות אחר עלילותיהם הקומיות של שלושה עובדי מחלקת ה-IT הלקויה בתאגיד "ריינהולם תעשיות" הפיקטיבי: מתכנת המחשבים הגאון מוריס מוס, שונא העבודה רוי טרנמן, ומנהלת המחלקה ג'ן בארבר, שאין לה שמץ של מושג בטכנולוגיה. אליהם מצטרפים לעיתים בוסיהם חסרי הכישורים – דנהולם ובנו דאגלס – וטכנאי ה-IT הגותי ריצ'מונד אוונל, המבלה את ימיו בחדר השרתים האפלולי. הסדרה, שכללה ארבע עונות ושודרה בין השנים 2006 ל-2013, זכתה לשבחי הביקורת וצברה קהל מעריצים גדול שהפך אותה לקאלט קומי.

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