The IT Crowd (UK)/Aunt Irma Visits

Aunt Irma Visits
Season 1, Episode 6
Airdate	February 26, 2006
Written by	Graham Linehan
Directed by	Graham Linehan
← 1x05 The Haunting of Bill Crouse	2x01 → The Work Outing
The IT Crowd (UK) — Season One

Aunt Irma Visits is the sixth of the first season of The IT Crowd. It's Jen's time of the month, and her moody state might be contagious.

Starring: Chris O'Dowd (Roy), Richard Ayoade (Moss), Katherine Parkinson (Jen)

Guest Starring: Noel Fielding (Richmond), Chris Morris (Denholm), Frances Barber (Dr. Mendall), Peter Serafinowicz (Voice of newsreader)

Plot Overview

Denholm Industries is having a celebration in honor of Project Icarus, which increased interconnectivity between the computer systems. Denholm thanks everyone... but the IT department. Moss and Roy retreat to their office. Jen freaks out about a scary monkey poster, and admits that it's her time of the month. Roy doesn't help the situation when he tries to fix a drawer.

Moss heads up to his psychiatrist appointment with Dr. Mendel. She tells him that he doesn't need to see her anymore, but he's desperate to continue and they end up arguing. Meanwhile, Roy runs into Denholm, who actually thanks him for his good work.

Moss and Roy return to the IT department, both highly emotional. Jen figures that that her PMS must be spreading to the others, since it used to happen in her old workplace. Roy refuses to believe it. Moss decides to contact some of his friends to determine whether they really are being affected by Jen. In under an hour there's already a website making fun of them.

Richmond emerges from his server room to talk to Jen about Moss and Roy. The guys later watch news footage that reports the symptoms are spreading due to Moss' e-mail. Roy walks into Jen's office to try and calm her down, while Moss finds himself confronted by Dr. Mendel, who has strong feelings for him.

Roy comes out of Jen's office only to awkwardly find that Dr. Mendel resembles his mother.

That night, they have a girl's night at Jen's, but there's only so much Roy can take, so he suggests that they go to the corporate thank-you party. The trio gleefully heads out, and when Roy arrives at the party to find out that Moss invited Dr. Mendel, he decides that he needs to get drunk. The night goes on, with Moss, Dr. Mendel, Roy, Jen, and Denholm outlasting everyone else on the dance floor.

Jen is horrified to awaken in Moss's bed. Roy wakes up to see Dr. Mendel. As for Denholm... he awakens next to Richmond.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Project Icarus is completed at Denholm Industries, which increases connectivity between the computer systems. A party is thrown at a night club to celebrate.

• Jen has her time of the month, a mood which spreads to Moss and Roy at first, but later becomes worldwide when Moss posts about it online.

• Jen wakes up with Moss, Roy wakes up with Dr. Mendel, and Denholm wakes up with Richmond, implying something untoward may have happened.

Characters

• Richmond appears for the first time since The Red Door.

Referbacks

• Moss is seeing a psychiatrist because of when he told everyone that Jen was dead in The Haunting of Bill Crouse. It's been a few months since then.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Carrie: Roy brings up the first scene in Carrie to explain to Moss that Jen's on her period.
• The Sopranos: Roy compares Moss and his psychiatrist to Tony Soprano and Doctor Malfi.
• Love and Rockets: Jen is reading this comic book.
• Smarties: Moss eats Smarties cereal for breakfast — really just a bowl with these candies in milk.
• Steel Magnolias: Jen, Moss, and Roy watch this film as part of their girl's night.
• Beaches and Dirty Dancing: The other two films Jen suggests they watch.

Quotes

• (The guys have just finished watching Steel Magnolias)
  Roy: "You really liked that film?"
  Moss: "Yes, didn't you?"
  Roy: "Noooo, it was heartwarming!"