Series 3, Episode 4 - Speech
As 'Employee of the Month', Jen asserts herself as manager, and makes powerful enemies in Moss and Roy. Meanwhile, Douglas finds the love of his life is not all that she appears to be.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 12th December 2008
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date |
Time |
Channel |
| Sunday 12th July 2009 |
11:45pm |
More4 |
| Sunday 4th October 2009 |
11:40pm |
More4 |
| Friday 4th December 2009 |
11:10pm |
C4 |
| Monday 25th January 2010 |
12:15am |
More4 |
| Monday 31st May 2010 |
12:20am |
More4 |
| Monday 4th October 2010 |
12:45am |
More4 |
| Sunday 9th October 2011 |
10:40pm |
E4 |
| Thursday 5th April 2012 |
10:30pm |
E4 |
| Friday 6th April 2012 |
2:05am |
E4 |
| Saturday 7th April 2012 |
3:30am |
E4 |
| Monday 28th May 2012 |
11:35pm |
E4 |
| Wednesday 25th July 2012 |
10:50pm |
E4 |
| Saturday 13th July 2013 |
12:20am |
E4 |
| Saturday 13th July 2013 |
2:50am |
E4 |
| Thursday 12th September 2013 |
10:00pm |
E4 |
| Friday 13th September 2013 |
2:25am |
E4 |
| Thursday 16th January 2014 |
1:20am |
E4 |
| Thursday 16th January 2014 |
10:30pm |
E4 |
| Thursday 8th May 2014 |
10:30pm |
E4 |
| Friday 9th May 2014 |
2:30am |
E4 |
| Thursday 18th September 2014 |
2:10am |
E4 |
| Thursday 18th September 2014 |
10:35pm |
E4 |
| Sunday 8th November 2015 |
2:15am |
E4 |
| Sunday 8th November 2015 |
11:40pm |
E4 |
| Sunday 14th February 2016 |
2:35am |
E4 |
| Monday 15th February 2016 |
1:40am |
E4 |
| Thursday 16th June 2016 |
10:30pm |
E4 |
| Friday 17th June 2016 |
3:10am |
E4 |
| Saturday 16th September 2017 |
12:35am |
E4 |
| Thursday 25th April 2019 |
11:40pm |
E4 |
| Wednesday 3rd June 2020 |
12:40am |
E4 |
Cast & crew
Press
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 2021
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 2021
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
Streaming rank this week: 367