Series details
Status
Ended
First aired
2000
Episode length
25 minutes
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
Series details
Status
Ended
First aired
2000
Episode length
25 minutes
Genres
Comedy
Original language
English
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Black Books
2000–2004 · Comedy
It ended in 2004.
Season 3
6 episodes
Party
Thu, Apr 15 · 24 minutes
Manny and Fran drag Bernard along with them to a party, but the drunken aftermath dredges up secrets and bitterness.
Travel Writer
Thu, Apr 8 · 24 minutes
Fran & Manny become enamored with a dashing travel writer giving a talk at the shop, while Bernard contends with a most unorthodox new landlord.
A Little Flutter
Thu, Apr 1 · 24 minutes
Bernard becomes addicted to gambling and forces Manny and Fran to compete for one job at the shop in order to finance his bets.
Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa
Thu, Mar 25 · 24 minutes
Manny's parents visit the shop for the weekend, and the lies he's told them throw Fran and Bernard's lives into chaos.
Elephants and Hens
Thu, Mar 18 · 23 minutes
When Bernard holds a children's themed book day in the shop, Fran bets Manni and Bernard they couldn't write a children's book over a weekend, while Bernard bets Fran back that she will have an awful time at her friend's hen party.
Manny Come Home
Thu, Mar 11 · 25 minutes
When Manny defects to Goliath Books after an "incident" with Bernard, his ex-employer's life spirals out of control. Meanwhile Fran returns from holiday only to be greeted by the squalor of Bernard's shop.
Season 2
6 episodes
A Nice Change
Fri, Apr 5 · 24 minutes
When construction starts next door to the shop, Manni, Bernard and Fran try to decide what to do while it continues.
Hello Sun
Fri, Mar 29 · 24 minutes
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.
Blood
Fri, Mar 22 · 23 minutes
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.
The Fixer
Fri, Mar 15 · 23 minutes
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.
Fever
Fri, Mar 8 · 24 minutes
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".
The Entertainer
Fri, Mar 1 · 24 minutes
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.
Season 1
6 episodes
He's Leaving Home
Fri, Nov 3 · 24 minutes
Manny runs away from the bookshop into the arms of a beard loving photographer.
The Big Lock-Out
Fri, Oct 27 · 24 minutes
The shop gets a new security system that no-one can work.
The Blackout
Fri, Oct 20 · 24 minutes
A hyper, coffee fueled Manny is mistaken for a policeman.
Grapes of Wrath
Fri, Oct 13 · 24 minutes
Bernard and Manny accept a house-sitting job to get away from their new cleaner. They also drink some wine.
Manny's First Day
Fri, Oct 6 · 23 minutes
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.
Cooking the Books
Fri, Sep 29 · 22 minutes
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.
Specials
5 episodes
Bernard's Letter
Fri, Apr 30
The reply that a typically furious Bernard writes to the editor of a publishing firm after they refuse to publish the novel that he had spent the entire weekend writing.
Black Dolls
Tue, Apr 30
A doll-version of Black Books in which Fran takes Manny into the real world where she feeds him drugs and grapes. Manny eventually decides that the real world is too tough for him, and after a 'talk' from Bernard he promises to stay in the shop.
Series Three Outtakes
Fri, Apr 30
Series Two Outtakes
Sat, Sep 1
Series One Outtakes
Sun, Apr 30
Episode synopses and stills from TMDB
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