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- List_of_Black_Books_episodes abstract "Black Books, an English sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, premiered on 29 September 2000 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and ended on 15 April 2004. The show spans 18 episodes over three seasons. The original 45 minute pilot, recorded in 1998, has not been broadcast and all other episodes were approximately 25 minutes long. Moran and Linehan decided to end the show in its third season. Moran has stated that there will be no more series and The Times reported the series has been "killed off".All three seasons of Black Books were released on DVD in the United Kingdom in 2006. The first two seasons were released in North America the same year and the third season was released in 2007. A complete series DVD box set with additional features, titled "The Complete Black Books" was released in 2007. A limited edition DVD box set, titled "The Definitive Collector's Edition," was released in 2010 and included additional features, a booklet of liner notes and a wine bottle opener.Black Books is set in the eponymous London bookshop Black Books and follows the lives of its owner Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) his assistant Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey) and their friend Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig). The show featured a number of guest stars throughout its original run, including Omid Djalili, Martin Freeman, Johnny Vegas, Rob Brydon, Simon Pegg and Julian Rhind-Tutt.".
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- List_of_Black_Books_episodes originalairdate "2000-09-29".
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- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "1970.0".
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- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "A heat wave sweeps London, causing Bernard to obsess about beautiful girls and to seek a "Summer Girlfriend", Fran to suffer from insomnia, and Manny to panic about his 'Dave's Syndrome', a curious condition that purportedly triggers at 88°F . Naturally, Bernard refuses to believe a word of Manny's "attention seeking nonsense" and tries to get Manny as hot as possible. Fran discovers the walls of her flat are literally closing in as her unscrupulous landlord creates another flat from the stolen space. Bernard pretends to be her lawyer in an attempt to rectify the situation but quickly falls for the new lodger, Summer Girl Alice. At the end of this episode, Bernard asks Fran when they will admit they are deeply attracted to each other. Fran replies, 'only when one of us is dead', and Manny's condition triggers, with disastrous consequences. Guest starring Johnny Vegas as Fran's landlord and Rose Keegan as Alice.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "After a small win on the Grand National, Bernard becomes addicted to gambling, leaving Fran and Manny in a bitter competition to sell as many books as possible. Soon horses aren't enough and Bernard lands in an illegal poker game against a group of ruthless, successful gamblers, including Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith. Being utterly hopeless at cards, Bernard loses everything, and Fran and Manny need to hatch a plan to obtain the money before Bernard's debtors "evict" him from his shop, £20,000, and/or his legs. Guest stars: Keith Allen as 'Mouse Ears' Smith and Craig Parkinson as Martin the Tout.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "After being burgled, Black Books gets a new alarm and security door fitted, but Manny fails to listen to the unlock code, distracted by a little Subbuteo player in the installer's hair . This quickly results in Manny being trapped alone inside with only a quickly-emptied bottle of Absinthe and dead bees for company and Bernard locked outside with just enough money for popcorn and a cinema ticket. Meanwhile, Fran has taken the phone off the hook to listen to silky-voiced Howell Granger read the shipping forecast on the radio, leaving Bernard to wander the streets of London penniless, cold and wet, with only an adult video-shop and the allure of fast-food employment between him and freezing. Guest stars: Nick Frost as the alarm installer, Peter Serafinowicz as Howell Granger, writer Graham Linehan as a fast-food customer, and Tony Way as the fast-food chain and cinema employee.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "After his accountant flees from the police, Bernard is faced with the daunting prospect of doing his own taxes, and resorts to pairing his socks, getting drunk with door-to-door evangelists, and trying to seriously injure himself since it will allow him to defer his tax return. Manny, an accountant, enters Black Books for the first time to buy the The Little Book of Calm on his way to work and somehow manages to swallow it. Fran is distracted from being on-call as a friend's birth coach when she's bedevilled by a weird, unfathomable sphere that isn't actually 'a bald furby'. Naturally, chaos ensues. At the end of the episode, Manny demonstrates that Fran's sphere is a lighter. Guest stars Martin Freeman as Manny's doctor and Rupert Vansittart as the tasteful customer.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Bernard finally breaks the last straw with his constant bullying, and Manny leaves home, but doesn't even manage to let Bernard know about this without being attacked by a bee in a telephone box and finding himself on the streets. He is soon picked up by a photographer with a beard fetish and is treated to a glamorous life of expensive clothes, satin sheets and crinkle-cut chips in silver bowls, but such high living comes at a high price. Guest stars: Omid Djalili as Trebor the photographer, and David Walliams as a customer.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Bernard wakes up from a boozy night to discover he's accidentally given Manny a job at the bookshop, then spends the day trying to get rid of him. Manny proving to be a charming, sociable and extremely competent employee, apparently unaware that it's 'not that kind of operation'. An offering of wine from Manny and the threat of physical violence from Fran persuade Bernard to keep Manny on board. Guest stars David Cann as the roaring customer and co-writer Graham Linehan, as the "I Love Books" customer.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Fran delves into genealogy to uncover her Eastern European roots, but upon meeting her newly-discovered family, she soon wants to get rid of them. Meanwhile Manny and Bernard try to re-invent the shop, firstly as a trendy upmarket café-bookshop and then, apocalyptically, as an upscale restaurant. However, the shop is overrun by a horde of unseen creatures that Manny and Bernard must make an effort to destroy. Guest starring Mark Donovan as Cousin Gregor.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Fran leaves for the weekend to go to her friend Becky's hen party while Bernard and Manny, inspired by their latest children's-book event, decide to write and illustrate a book for children. Bernard's first effort comes to over 1,000 pages, covers Joseph Stalin, a lens grinder, a broken marriage, and a truth-seeking journalist – a bit complex for kids. The subsequent masterpiece, The Elephant and the Balloon, could bring them international fame—and all its problems. Meanwhile, Fran's hen party is a disaster: the booze starts flowing, and a game of truth stirs up tears and recriminations. Guest stars: Lucy Davis as Becky, Olivia Colman as Tanya, Charlie Hicks as Timmy and, Oliver Golding as Young Customer.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Fran returns from a holiday in Cornwall to find Bernard living amongst mouldy books and dead badgers and Manny working next door at the extremely glossy Goliath Books following an incident involving Manny's hand and a sandwich toaster, where he is decidedly out of place amongst creepy manager Evan and his army of hyper-efficient pastel-shirted followers. Armed with only a "duty to do" card and an endless supply of muffins, Manny manages to resist Fran's rather self-serving attempts to drag him back to Bernard so that she has somewhere to hang out. Bernard's physical condition deteriorates rapidly without Manny's care , but Manny is soon questioning his choice of career as Evan demands an unthinkable sacrifice. Guest star: Simon Pegg as Evan.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Fran takes up Yoga with Eva and piously lectures everyone about how much better she feels, but she isn't as good at controlling her own urges. Meanwhile, Bernard discovers a copy of the complete works of Freud and begins tormenting Manny by diagnosing his various neuroses--but this leads to Manny gaining the confidence to finally stand up to him.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Manny organises a book launch party at the shop with charismatic-but-smug travel writer Jason, and everyone starts falling for him and his stories of far-away adventure. Meanwhile, Bernard's landlord has died and a small cat now owns the building. Driven to destroy the cat's burgeoning real-estate empire, he attempts to persuade an animal-loving pest exterminator to turn kitty hitman. His attempts fail and cause the exterminator to commit suicide. When Bernard tries to finish the job, Manny is injured. Guest starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Jason and Catherine Shepherd as Bridget.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "Manny's irritating parents, 'Moo-Ma' and 'Moo-Pa', unexpectedly come to stay after Bernard deletes Manny's answerphone messages. Bernard is instantly infuriated by their mere existence, not to mention their annoying quirks and songs, but his patience and Fran's nerves are tested when it's revealed that Manny's letters home have greatly embellished his actual accomplishments in life. Guest stars: Annette Crosbie as Moo-Ma, Sam Kelly as Moo-Pa, and Nick Frost as an answerphone voice.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "On a slow Friday night, Manny suggests that the gang go to a party which will be attended by Rowena, a girl he likes. Instantly jealous, Bernard overcomes his natural reluctance with curiosity to see what kind of "so-called person" could find Manny attractive. Manny arms himself with an array of items to strategically leave about the house to give him an excuse to call her, and Fran checks her perfect new hairstyle. They return much later armed with a bizarre selection of alcohol, messed-up hair, and a desire to dance badly. An excess of beetroot liqueur gives Manny the courage to confront Bernard regarding his disdain for Manny's affection for Rowena — this brings forth a shocking revelation from Bernard, which is soon tarnished as Fran tells Manny the truth about Bernard.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "The show's pilot was decidedly darker, revolving around Bernard's, and later Manny's, decision to commit suicide. It featured Manny as a professional depression-o-gram, and the Fran character as Valerie, a philosophy lecturer. To date it remains unreleased in mainstream media.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "When around-the-clock building commences next door, Bernard, Manny and Fran decide to go on holiday. Manny wants adventure, Fran wants relaxation, and Bernard just wants somewhere exactly like the bookshop. They're quickly packed and ready to go—except for a lapse in Manny's memory, which forces them to buy cheap tickets that entitle them to see a lot of international airports.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "When the sheer filth of the bookshop overwhelms him, Manny calls a creepy cleaner, and Bernard reluctantly agrees to house-sit for a friend. Unfortunately, the two manage to drink a very expensive bottle of wine that was due to be presented to the Pope, and have to figure out a way to replace it. Meanwhile, Fran goes on a date with a very nice man which is nothing short of disastrous. She ends up dating the cleaner. Guest star: Kevin Eldon as the cleaner.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes shortsummary "While Fran is in desperate need of a job, Manny gets a call from old friend Gus, a diminutive underworld figure. Gus agrees to get Fran a job working for a guy named Nugent in exchange for the bookstore hosting a reading of his nephew Danny's new book. Alas, Fran hasn't a clue what her new job involves, and Danny is a hulking great illiterate whose ghostwritten autobiography describes the pain he's inflicted on many others in great detail and which he will happily inflict on Bernard and Manny if they can't teach him to read within 2 days. Fran gets promoted. Bernard worries about his thumbs. Guest stars: Ricky Grover as Danny, Rob Brydon as B. Nugent, and Big Mick as Gus.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "A Little Flutter".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "A Nice Change".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Black Books".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Blood".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Cooking the Books".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Elephants and Hens".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Fever".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Grapes of Wrath".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "He's Leaving Home".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Hello Sun".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Manny Come Home".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Manny's First Day".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Party".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Pilot Episode".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "The Big Lock-Out".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "The Blackout".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "The Entertainer".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "The Fixer".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes title "Travel Writer".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes subject Category:Lists_of_British_television_series_episodes.
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes subject Category:Lists_of_sitcom_television_series_episodes.
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- List_of_Black_Books_episodes comment "Black Books, an English sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, premiered on 29 September 2000 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and ended on 15 April 2004. The show spans 18 episodes over three seasons. The original 45 minute pilot, recorded in 1998, has not been broadcast and all other episodes were approximately 25 minutes long. Moran and Linehan decided to end the show in its third season.".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes label "Black Books/Episodenliste".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes label "List of Black Books episodes".
- List_of_Black_Books_episodes label "Liste des épisodes de Black Books".