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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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Blackout
Fran sees her boyfriend on a lunch date. Bernard is snubbed by friends but doesn't know why and Manny plays good cop, bad cop.
Further details
Fran is miffed to see her boyfriend Peter with a mysterious woman, although her plan to look the other way backfires. Bernard is ignored by friends Gerald and Sarah the day after the night before but his hung-over brain is suffering a bout of amnesia. While Manny is mistaken for a police officer after he overdoses on espresso and episodes of The Sweeney and attempts a citizen's arrest. Three attempts should teach him how not to sit, in any case.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 20th October 2000
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Dylan Moran | Bernard Black |
Bill Bailey | Manny Bianco |
Tamsin Greig | Fran Katzenjammer |
Colin McFarlane | Inspector Barry Norris (Policeman) |
Tony Way | Youth |
Terry Bird | Nogsy (Criminal) |
Adam Morris (as Wayne Morris) | Peter |
Elizabeth Marmur | Sarah |
Hugh Parker | Gerald |
Angela Curran | Actor |
Evie Garratt | Actor |
Liam Hess | Actor |
Louise Hickson | Actor |
Dylan Moran | Writer |
Graham Linehan | Writer |
Nick Wood | Director |
Graham Linehan | Director |
Julian Meers | Producer |
Nira Park | Producer |
William Burdett-Coutts | Executive Producer |
Karen Beever | Line Producer |
Nick Ames | Editor |
Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
Jane Davies | Casting Director |
John Connor | Casting Director |
Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
Claire Wilson | Costume Designer |
John Rosenberg | Director of Photography |
Jane Walker | Make-up Designer |
Jayne Buxton (as Jane Buxton) | Make-up Designer |
Rob Kitzmann | Lighting Designer |
Jonathan Whitehead | Composer |