For those of you that don’t know, new Channel 4 sitcom ‘The I.T. Crowd‘, written by Graham Linehan, the man who has had a hand in some of the best comedies of the last 10 years (Father Ted, Black Books, Big Train, Coogans Run, Brass Eye, Jam, The Day Today, etc. etc.) is due to Premiere tomorrow at 9 o’clock but has been available online since last week.

What comes as some surprise is the fact that episode two is now available on the I.T. Crowd website, before the first one has even aired on TV.

Is this a sign of things to come? Should net users expect more lovely gifts like these as time goes on? Or is this just a cynical marketing ploy which revolves around the shows concept? Only time will tell.

Early reports say the early episodes are OK, with a heavy Black Books feel to them; The one true God that is Chris Morris has a minor role in it though, so that’s got to count for something, right?