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 3, Episode 1 - Manny Come Home
Further details
An excited Fran returns from holiday to share her new Cornish word. Unfortunately, in her absence, Bernard and Manny have had an 'incident', resulting in Manny being the newest member at Goliath Books, the new bookshop next door.
Bernard has discovered television and spiralled into a germ and disease-ridden descent once more. Meanwhile Manny is surrounded by state-of-the-art equipment, muffins and team leader, Evan, who appears to have cult tendencies. And a digital eye-scanner.
Fran tries her best to reconcile the pair, albeit for her own purposes; to no avail. Will Bernard ever get his human plaything back?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 11th March 2004
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dylan Moran | Bernard Black |
| Bill Bailey | Manny Bianco |
| Tamsin Greig | Fran Katzenjammer |
| Simon Pegg | Evan (Bookshop owner) |
| Judith Jacob (as Judith Jacobs) | Customer |
| Dylan Moran | Writer |
| Kevin Cecil | Writer |
| Andy Riley | Writer |
| Martin Dennis | Director |
| Nira Park | Producer |
| William Burdett-Coutts | Executive Producer |
| Karen Beever | Line Producer |
| Paul Machliss | Editor |
| Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
| Jane Davies | Casting Director |
| John Connor | Casting Director |
| Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
| Philip Lester (as Phil Lester) | Costume Designer |
| Fiona Coutts | Costume Designer |
| Lucy Cain | Make-up Designer |
| Kate Roberts | Make-up Designer |
| Martin Hawkins | Lighting Designer |
| Jonathan Whitehead | Composer |