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A STAR of popular Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd has spoken out about the show's potential reboot - 11 years after it was last seen on screens.
Katherine Parkinson played the role of Jen Barber in the sitcom, the programme's department head who has a very limited knowledge of IT.
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The programme first launched in February 2006 and became a surprise hit for the network.
The show's final ever series aired in 2010 and while a fifth series was planned and commissioned it was ultimately shelved over conflicting schedules for cast and crew.
Nonetheless, they filmed a one-off special in 2013 as a "goodbye" to the show.
Now, Katherine has put to bed any rumours that the show could be making any sort of return.
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Admitting that she had moved on, Katherine told The Sun's TV Mag that a reboot was unlikely.
When asked if a spin-off or more series were planned, she said: "I don’t think so.
"I love that people still watch it but it was so long ago that I did it and it was at a different time in my life.
"I was very grateful for it, it was really fun. I would like to do another studio sitcom though.
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"My children love watching studio sitcoms and when I watch I go: 'Oh, that looks fun'."
Reflecting on her time on the sitcom, Katherine said: "The IT Crowd was a really different experience because it was a studio sitcom.
"You were building up to the show with the audience so it was almost more like doing a play in a way.
"This is very relaxed because you do take after take and you don’t get nervous, which is really nice.
Katherine will soon be returning to screen as part of a new BBC sitcom Here We Go which kicks off airing on Friday February 2.
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