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The multi-series is set in the Bloomsbury area of central London, in a small independent book shop owned by Bernard Black (Dylan Moran), a foul mouthed, eccentric drunkard. The series is based around Bernard and the lives of his two friends: Manny, a former accountant who works for Bernard, and Fran, who owned a gift shop next door before she went bankrupt and rival bookshop Goliath Books moved in.

Moran insists that the idea of Black Books was not from the Hugh Grant movie Notting Hill where he had a cameo part that involved going to Grants independent book shop in North London and attempting to steal books.

1 Stars

• Dylan Moran (Bernard Black)
• Bill Bailey (Manny Bianco)
• Tamsin Greig (Fran Katzenjammer)

2 Episodes

There have been three series of Black Books, each with six episodes.

2.1 Series 1 (2000)

1. Cooking the Books
2. Manny's First Day
3. The Grapes of Wrath
4. The Blackout
5. The Big Lock-Out
6. He's Leaving Home

2.2 Series 2 (2002)

1. The Entertainer
2. Fever
3. The Fixer
4. Blood
5. Hello Sun
6. A Nice Change

2.3 Series 3 (2004)

1. Manny Come Home
2. Elephants and Hens
3. Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa
4. A Little Flutter
5. Travel Writer
6. Party

3 External links

• Black Books at the Channel 4 website
• Black Books at the Internet Movie Database