Black Books
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2000 - 2004
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom focusing on a foul tempered bookshop owner, his trusty assistant and the girl next door. Stars Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig.
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Series 1, Episode 4 - The Blackout
Fran sees her boyfriend on a lunch date. Bernard is snubbed by friends but doesn't know why and Manny plays good cop, bad cop.
Further details
Fran is miffed to see her boyfriend Peter with a mysterious woman, although her plan to look the other way backfires. Bernard is ignored by friends Gerald and Sarah the day after the night before but his hung-over brain is suffering a bout of amnesia. While Manny is mistaken for a police officer after he overdoses on espresso and episodes of The Sweeney and attempts a citizen's arrest. Three attempts should teach him how not to sit, in any case.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 20th October 2000
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dylan Moran | Bernard Black |
| Bill Bailey | Manny Bianco |
| Tamsin Greig | Fran Katzenjammer |
| Colin McFarlane | Inspector Barry Norris (Policeman) |
| Tony Way | Youth |
| Terry Bird | Nogsy (Criminal) |
| Adam Morris (as Wayne Morris) | Peter |
| Elizabeth Marmur | Sarah |
| Hugh Parker | Gerald |
| Angela Curran | Actor |
| Evie Garratt | Actor |
| Liam Hess | Actor |
| Louise Hickson | Actor |
| Dylan Moran | Writer |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Graham Linehan | Director |
| Julian Meers | Producer |
| Nira Park | Producer |
| William Burdett-Coutts | Executive Producer |
| Karen Beever | Line Producer |
| Nick Ames | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
| Jane Davies | Casting Director |
| John Connor | Casting Director |
| Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
| Claire Wilson | Costume Designer |
| John Rosenberg | Director of Photography |
| Jane Walker | Make-up Designer |
| Jayne Buxton (as Jane Buxton) | Make-up Designer |
| Rob Kitzmann | Lighting Designer |
| Jonathan Whitehead | Composer |