Black Books

Season 1 2000
TV-PG

  • 2000-09-28T23:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 25m
  • 2h 21m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
Meet Bernard Black, a foul tempered and eccentric bookshop owner who loves his books but hates his customers. Manny is Bernard's long-suffering assistant and Fran is the owner of the gift shop next door to Black Books. Black Books explores Manny and Fran's efforts to ensure Bernard has some contact with the outside world and charts the comical consequences of their efforts.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2000-09-28T23:00:00Z

1x01 Cooking the Books

Series Premiere

1x01 Cooking the Books

  • 2000-09-28T23:00:00Z22m

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.

2000-10-05T23:00:00Z

1x02 Manny's First Day

1x02 Manny's First Day

  • 2000-10-05T23:00:00Z23m

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.

2000-10-12T23:00:00Z

1x03 Grapes of Wrath

1x03 Grapes of Wrath

  • 2000-10-12T23:00:00Z24m

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

2000-10-19T23:00:00Z

1x04 The Blackout

1x04 The Blackout

  • 2000-10-19T23:00:00Z24m

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

2000-10-26T23:00:00Z

1x05 The Big Lock-Out

1x05 The Big Lock-Out

  • 2000-10-26T23:00:00Z25m

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

Season Finale

2000-11-03T00:00:00Z

1x06 He's Leaving Home

Season Finale

1x06 He's Leaving Home

  • 2000-11-03T00:00:00Z23m

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

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