Black Books

Season 2 2002
TV-PG

  • 2002-03-01T00:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 25m
  • 2h 25m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
In season two, Bernard is convinced the Manny is mad; Manny worries about the reliability of his magic hot water bottle and uses his underworld connections to help find Fran a job. Fran struggles to find her inner karma in-between trying to find her cigarettes and making excuses to have another drink. Under the constant threat from the nasty, unfeeling outside world, Bernard, Manny and Fran attempt to maintain the heaven of the bookshop even as their own relentless stupidity pushes them towards mayhem.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

2x01 The Entertainer

Season Premiere

2x01 The Entertainer

  • 2002-03-01T00:00:00Z24m

Fran decides to take up piano lessons with a very prominent teacher, however all doesn't go to plan and she ends up having to ask Manni for a favour. Meanwhile Bernard asks a girl out and once again Manni is called upon for a favour.

2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

2x02 Fever

2x02 Fever

  • 2002-03-08T00:00:00Z25m

On a scorching hot day, Manni tries to maintain his body temperature so it doesn't go over 88 degrees; Fran has problems with a new neighbour, and Bernard tries to find an appropriate "summer girl".

2002-03-15T00:00:00Z

2x03 The Fixer

2x03 The Fixer

  • 2002-03-15T00:00:00Z24m

Bernard and Manni have to deal with a gangster turned writer who plans to hold a reading of his autobiography at the book shop, however he can't read. Meanwhile Fran gets an office job where she isn't quite sure what she is meant to be doing.

2002-03-22T00:00:00Z

2x04 Blood

2x04 Blood

  • 2002-03-22T00:00:00Z24m

Manni and Bernard try to keep up with modern book shops and in doing so Manni helps Fran get over her boredom by encouraging her to look up her family tree.

2002-03-29T00:00:00Z

2x05 Hello Sun

2x05 Hello Sun

  • 2002-03-29T00:00:00Z24m

Fran tries to cleanse her lifestyle by taking up yoga and going on a radical diet, while Bernard and Manni receive some books on Freud and their lives descend into his famous theories.

Season Finale

2002-04-04T23:00:00Z

2x06 A Nice Change

Season Finale

2x06 A Nice Change

  • 2002-04-04T23:00:00Z24m

When construction starts next door to the shop, Manni, Bernard and Fran try to decide what to do while it continues.

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