Black Books (2000)

Specials

Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.

Released Sept. 29, 2000 Episode 25 min 15+

Genres: Comedy

Keywords: tmdb.london-england, tmdb.bookshop, tmdb.surreal, tmdb.eccentric, tmdb.book-store, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.workplace-comedy + 39 more, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.alliterative-title, imdb.british-humor, imdb.color-in-title, imdb.live-audience, imdb.irishman, imdb.british-tv, tmdb.wine, tmdb.drunkenness, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.bookstore, tmdb.accountant, tmdb.misanthrophy, tmdb.irishman, imdb.bookshop, imdb.book, imdb.2000s, imdb.surrealism, imdb.british-comedy, imdb.wine, imdb.smoking, imdb.sitcom, imdb.london-england, imdb.employer-employee-relationship, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.accountant, imdb.british-sitcom, imdb.british, imdb.male-protagonist, imdb.male-female-friendship, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.black-hair, imdb.male-with-black-hair, imdb.alcoholic-beverage, imdb.boss-employee-relationship, imdb.eccentric-man, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.sitcom-comedy, tmdb.surrealism

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads + 2 more, Plex Channel, Fawesome

Production Companies: Channel 4 Television, Assembly Film and Television, Big Talk Productions

Network: Channel 4

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb 1229

8.4

/63909/

/3019/

/561/

/13/

Dylan Moran
Director

Dylan Moran
Bernard

Bill Bailey
Manny

Tamsin Greig
Fran

Ben Homewood
Customer, Monk

Daisy Campbell
Julie

Paul Beech
Abbott, Customer

Graham Linehan
Book Lover, Man in Takeaway

Keith Allen
Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith

S0E1 - Series One Outtakes

April 30, 2000, midnight

S0E2 - Series Two Outtakes

Sept. 1, 2001, midnight

S0E3 - Series Three Outtakes

April 30, 2004, midnight

S0E4 - Black Dolls

A doll-version of Black Books in which Fran takes Manny into the real world where she feeds him drugs and grapes. Manny eventually decides that the real world is too tough for him, and after a 'talk' from Bernard he promises to stay in the shop.

April 30, 2002, midnight

S0E5 - Bernard's Letter

The reply that a typically furious Bernard writes to the editor of a publishing firm after they refuse to publish the novel that he had spent the entire weekend writing.

April 30, 2004, midnight