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Black Books


on Channel 4

Premier :: 2000-09-29

Genre :: Comedy
8.5/10
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Black Books - Show Summary

Black Books is a second-hand bookshop in London run by an Irishman named Bernard Black. He is probably the planet's worst-suited person to run such an establishment: he makes no effort to sell, closes at strange hours on a whim, is in a perpetual alcoholic stupor, abhors his customers (sometimes physically abusing them) and is often comatose at his desk. Help comes in the lumpy shape of Manny Bianco, a hairy, bumbling individual who (almost by osmosis) becomes Bernard's assistant. Manny is not exactly great at the job either but he is a million times better than Bernard. Next door is Fran, an anxious, frustrated woman who runs a sort of new-age shop selling the most unlikely bits of arty junk. Fran is friends with Bernard and, through him, with Manny; together the trio become embroiled in escapades that are sometimes extreme or violent or fantastically ludicrous, and always bizarre.

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+ Series 3

+ Episode 6 - Party
Aired - 15 April 2004

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Fed up with being stuck in the dusty old bookshop on a Friday night, and with the hopes of meeting a delectable young lady at a party, Manny and Fran persuaded Bernard to attend a party. After a night of heavy drinking, a very sloshed Bernard has a nasty surprise waiting for him.

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+ Episode 5 - The Travel Writer
Aired - 08 April 2004

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Manny organises a travel-writing festival and invites a charming explorer to talk about his adventures. Fran soon falls for his twinkling eyes and lavish hair, leaving Manny ragingly jealous. Meanwhile, Bernard hires an assassin to solve a financial problem with his neighbour.

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+ Episode 4 - A Little Flutter
Aired - 01 April 2004

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Manny places a bet on the Grand National for Bernard who immediately becomes addicted to the thrill of gambling having previously expressed no interest. But his losses mount, and he starts borrowing gambling funds from increasingly scary people.

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+ Episode 3 - Moo-ma and Moo-pa
Aired - 25 March 2004

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Manny is panicking about the impending visit of his parents - Fran blackmails Bernard into letting them stay by threatening to tell Manny Bernard has been screening his calls to keep him from going anywhere. When Manny's parents arrive however, the duo are forced to corroborate some slightly embellished details from Manny's letters home.

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+ Episode 2 - Elephants and Hens
Aired - 18 March 2004

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It is International Children's Book Week, and Bernard and Manny decide to write their own kids' classic and retire on the proceeds. Fran is off on a hen weekend, but still finds a way to fall out with Bernard and Manny.

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+ Episode 1 - Manny Come Home
Aired - 11 March 2004

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Fran returns from a vacation in Cornwall to discover Manny has resigned and Bernard is living amongst piles of his own filth and dead badgers. Manny has taken up work at the new bookstore next to Black Books, where he must contend with a new, and possibly even more demanding manager, played by Simon Pegg.

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+ Series 2

+ Episode 6 - A Nice Change
Aired - 05 April 2002

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Bernard and Manny can't hear themselves argue because the shop next door is undergoing some round-the-clock construction. The noise drives Bernard, Manny and Fran up the wall. So Fran suggests a holiday. Bernard and Manny find baggage in her luggage. There's nothing in the crisp packet and Manny's pants aren't that easy to fold. Will the customer crack the system? What happens on the riverboat? Just how many monkeys are missing in Canada?

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+ Episode 5 - Hello Sun
Aired - 29 March 2002

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Fran starts spending time with a new-age friend to try and wind down while Bernard and Manny are having another fight. Bernard believes Manny is a psychopath and sends him to a therapist, where he unlocks a confidence he never knew he had.

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+ Episode 4 - Blood
Aired - 22 March 2002

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When Manny is drawn into a competing bookstore by its customer-friendly atmosphere, he convinces Bernard the shop needs an overhaul. Fran makes use of the shop's improved facilities to track down her relatives, but is not entirely happy with what she finds.

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+ Episode 3 - The Fixer
Aired - 15 March 2002

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Bernard and Manny need to teach a psychotic ex-con to read in three days after agreeing to host his reading and book-signing in the shop. Fran gets a new job and all seems to be going well until some miscommunication when Manny calls in a favour...

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+ Episode 2 - Fever
Aired - 08 March 2002

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As the temperature creeps slowly towards 88 degrees, Manny desperately seeks out new ways to stay cool, lest he trigger his "Dave syndrome." Meanwhile an unsympathetic Bernard falls hopelessly in love with Fran's new neighbour, who is unknowingly taking over Fran's apartment.

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+ Episode 1 - The Entertainer
Aired - 01 March 2002

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Fran buys a piano and starts taking lessons, discovering she has no talent whatsoever - meanwhile Bernard falls in love and tries desperately to impress her. Between them, they con Manny into throwing away a hard-earned break to help them out.

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+ Series 1

+ Episode 6 - He's Leaving Home
Aired - 03 November 2000

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Manny runs away from the bookshop into the arms of a beard loving photographer.

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+ Episode 5 - The Big Lock-Out
Aired - 27 October 2000

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The shop gets a new security system that no-one can work.

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+ Episode 4 - The Blackout
Aired - 20 October 2000

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A hyper, coffee fueled Manny is mistaken for a policeman.

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+ Episode 3 - The Grapes of Wrath
Aired - 13 October 2000

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Bernard and Manny accept a house-sitting job to get away from their new cleaner. They also drink some wine.

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+ Episode 2 - Manny's First Day
Aired - 06 October 2000

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After Manny's help with the tax return Bernard is persuaded to hire him in the shop. Unfortunately he actually sells some books, much to Bernard's annoyance.

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+ Episode 1 - Cooking the Books
Aired - 29 September 2000

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Bernard's dodgy accountant has to go on the run, leaving him ill prepared to fill out his own tax return. In fact Bernard would rather do anything than fill it out.

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+ Series Specials

+ Episode 18 - S3 Episode 6 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 17 - S3 Episode 5 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 16 - S3 Episode 4 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 15 - S3 Episode 3 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 14 - S3 Episode 2 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 13 - S3 Episode 1 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 12 - S2 Episode 5 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 11 - S2 Episode 1 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 10 - Cut Scenes Part 2
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+ Episode 9 - Cut Scenes Part 1
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+ Episode 8 - Season 03 Photo Gallery
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+ Episode 7 - Season 03 Trailer
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+ Episode 6 - Season 03 Deleted Scenes
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+ Episode 5 - Bernard's Letter
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+ Episode 4 - Black Dolls
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+ Episode 3 - Season 03 Outtakes
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+ Episode 2 - Season 02 Outtakes
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Outtakes from Season 02 of Black Books

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+ Episode 1 - Season 01 Outtakes
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Outtakes from Season 01 of Black Books

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