Black Books (2000)
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Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.
- Released: 2000-09-29
- Genres: Comedy
- Seasons: 3, 18 episodes
- Episode length: 25m
- Network: Channel 4
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 639 votes
Created by Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan.
Top cast
- Dylan Moran as Bernard
- Bill Bailey as Manny
- Tamsin Greig as Fran
Where to watch Black Books
- United States: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player
- United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go; watch free on Channel 4
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Pluto TV
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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