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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Black Books trivia
Manny's surname, "Bianco", is Italian for "white". His name is meant to reflect the fact that he is the opposite of Bernard Black.
Fran's surname, "Katzenjammer", is a German word meaning "drunk", which literary translates as, "the wailing/distress of cats".
The address of Black Books is:
Black Books
13 Little Bevan Street
Bloomsbury
London WC1
Source: Series 3, Episode 5: Travel Writer
Contrary to claims on other websites, Black Books was not a Big Talk production. All series were made by Assembly Film And Television, a division of Chrysalis, with the third and final series produced 'in association with' Big Talk. Big Talk Productions' founder, Nira Park, acted as a producer on all three series.