Reynholm vs. Reynholm
Episode
The IT Crowd Series 4 Episode 6
Video Show
Genre
Length
22 mins
Rating
Douglas's second wife Victoria, who disappeared after two weeks of marriage, returns. When he decides to divorce her, she asks for enough money to bankrupt him and Reynholm Industries. Douglas hires Jen instead of a lawyer because her job title is "relationship manager", and instead of preparing the case, he spends his time sewing a farcical suit to wear in court. Jen aims to protect Douglas with witness statements from Roy, Moss, and Richmond. Roy and Moss are both useless in the witness box due to traumatic legal experiences of their own: Roy in the masseur case in episode 3 of this series and Moss sued by his mother as an 11-year old. Meanwhile, Richmond, now blonde and well-groomed again, makes an unrelated presentation about "Goth2Boss", a business he has started to help fellow Goths abandon their lifestyle. Afterwards, Richmond mistakes Douglas's wife for one of his pupils but immediately corrects his mistake. Douglas's wife shows the court an excerpt from a Star Trek-themed sex tape Douglas had made to illustrate how irresponsibly he spends his money. Douglas unsuccessfully fakes a heart attack but is saved by Jen who gives a speech and asks the court to pity the workers at Reynholm Industries. Victoria agrees to curb her demands. The episode features several scenes set at The Flappy Duck restaurant, a parody of The Fat Duck, where the food includes edible alarm clocks and invisible desserts and the wine has the appearance of milk.