Black Books (2000)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 616 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Bernard Black runs a messy bookshop in London. He hates customers and just wants to be left alone. His bumbling assistant Manny and their friend Fran keep getting him into trouble.

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What happens

Black Books is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews. It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Dylan Moran as Bernard Black, Bill Bailey as Manny Bianco, and Tamsin Greig as Fran Katzenjammer, the series is set in the eponymous London bookshop and follows the lives of its owner, his assistant, and their friend. The series was produced by Big Talk Productions, in association with Channel 4. The show was produced in a multiple-camera setup, and was primarily filmed at Teddington Studios in Teddington, London, with exterior scenes filmed on location on Leigh Street and the surrounding areas in Bloomsbury, London. The first episode was broadcast on 29 September 2000 and a total of three series were made, the final episode airing on 15 April 2004. Black Books was a critical success, winning awards, including two BAFTAs (for Best Situation Comedy in 2001 and 2005) and a Bronze Rose at the Festival Rose d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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