Black Books (2000)
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.
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Cast and crew
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Dylan Moran
Bernard
18 episodes
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Bill Bailey
Manny
18 episodes
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Tamsin Greig
Fran
18 episodes
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Ben Homewood
Monk / Customer
2 episodes
- Daisy Campbell Julie 2 episodes
- Paul Beech Abbott / Customer 2 episodes
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Graham Linehan
Book Lover / Man in Takeaway
2 episodes
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Keith Allen
Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith
1 episode
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Craig Parkinson
Martin the Tout
1 episode
- Jiggy Bhore Light Holiday Customer 1 episode
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Justin Edwards
Poker Customer
1 episode
- Su Elliot Betting Clerk 1 episode
- Full cast
- Directing
- Martin Dennis, Nick Wood, Graham Linehan
- Writing
- Dylan Moran, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil and 2 more
- Music
- Jonathan Whitehead
- Cinematography
- Andy Hollis, John Rosenberg
- Editing
- Paul Machliss, Nick Ames
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- Sept. 29, 2000
- Episode runtime
- 25 minutes
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Networks
- Channel 4
