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      Season 1 – Black Books

      2000 Comedy List
      86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 89% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Comedians Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey star in the much-loved offbeat sitcom about bad-tempered, eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black and his long-suffering assistant, Manny. Bernard has no use for people outside his shop and sometimes, not much use for the people inside it either. He prefers to spend his time reading, drinking and smoking. Manny, assisted by Bernard's oldest friend, Fran, who runs Nifty Gifty, a shop down the way, frequently tries to adjust Bernard's attitude and get him to be more social. Read More Read Less

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      Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian I found this slightly surreal series offered one helpless yelp of laughter per episode. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Charles Bramesco New York Times "Black Books" is as amusing as it is existentially bruising. Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Evan Sawdey PopMatters Yet the dynamic of Black Books is bizarre from the get-go, coming across almost as if Samuel Beckett wrote a sitcom. Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Roxanne Sancto Paste Magazine If you like grumpy, drunken Irish bastards, Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) will soon become your new hero-he sure as shit is mine! Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Gem Wheeler Den of Geek Black Books remains one of the most memorable comedies of recent years, as much for its wonderful characters as for its endlessly quotable scripts. Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Emily Ashby Common Sense Media As twisted and alcohol-soaked as it might be, witty writing and a sharp cast make Black Books as much fun as happy hour at the neighborhood pub. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Maybe a bit too offbeat for my taste, but it's blackening good fun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most hilarious show I have ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review ma'ark t Weird and funny. An easy watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Sep 29, 2000 Cooking the Books Foul-tempered bookstore owner Bernard Black must take care of his own taxes after his accountant flees from the police. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 6, 2000 Manny's First Day Bernard drunkenly offers Manny a job at the bookstore, but when he regrets the gesture later, he can't seem to get rid of him. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 2000 Grapes of Wrath Overwhelmed by the filth, Manny enlists the services of a creepy cleaner; Bernard reluctantly agrees to house-sit for a friend. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 20, 2000 The Blackout After too much espresso, Manny thinks he's a 1970s cop and winds up helping a real officer of the law; Bernard is snubbed after a dinner party. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 27, 2000 The Big Lockout Bernard gets locked out of the shop, and Manny gets locked in, when neither of them can operate the new security system. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2000 He's Leaving Home Tension builds between Bernard and Fran after Manny runs away; on his own, Manny is picked up by a photographer with a beard fetish. Details

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      Season Info

      Director
      Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
      Executive Producer
      William Burdett-Coutts
      Screenwriter
      Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
      Network
      Channel 4
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Sep 29, 2000