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 3, Episode 2 - Elephants And Hens
Further details
Fran heads off on a hen weekend with some old school pals, armed with plenty of alcohol and tapes of Bananarama.
Meanwhile, after hosting International Children's Book Week, Bernard and Manny are convinced they can write a children's book to challenge all others. £50 each-way is at stake as the duo bet Fran they can write a book before she returns and that her hen party will inevitably be a total shambles. Not least because someone forgot to arrange the strippers.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 18th March 2004
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Wednesday 12th May 2010 | 9:40pm | Dave |
Sunday 16th May 2010 | 11:45pm | More4 |
Monday 20th September 2010 | 12:05am | More4 |
Saturday 15th January 2011 | 9:35pm | Dave |
Tuesday 5th April 2011 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 25th September 2011 | 11:50pm | More4 |
Tuesday 25th October 2011 | 2:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 26th October 2011 | 12:45am | Gold |
Monday 5th December 2011 | 1:20am | Gold |
Friday 22nd August 2014 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Tuesday 16th December 2014 | 11:30pm | London Live |
Friday 19th December 2014 | 9:30pm | London Live |
Monday 22nd December 2014 | 12:30am | London Live |
Tuesday 20th January 2015 | 12:30am | London Live |
Saturday 21st February 2015 | 1:30am | London Live |
Friday 27th February 2015 | 12:30am | London Live |
Thursday 10th September 2015 | 1:15am | London Live |
Friday 11th September 2015 | 9:30pm | London Live |
Monday 14th September 2015 | 1:30am | London Live |
Tuesday 10th November 2015 | 9:30pm | London Live |
Wednesday 11th November 2015 | 2:00am | London Live |
Thursday 12th November 2015 | 12:45am | London Live |
Thursday 18th August 2016 | 9:30pm | London Live |
Sunday 21st August 2016 | 2:00am | London Live |
Sunday 25th December 2016 | 12:20am | London Live |
Wednesday 18th January 2017 | 1:15am | London Live |
Saturday 21st January 2017 | 2:30am | London Live |
Thursday 16th February 2017 | 4:30am | London Live |
Sunday 19th February 2017 | 2:45am | London Live |
Thursday 23rd February 2017 | 3:30am | London Live |
Thursday 2nd March 2017 | 2:00am | London Live |
Sunday 4th June 2017 | 12:05am | Gold |
Sunday 6th August 2017 | 12:55am | Gold |
Monday 5th March 2018 | 1:30am | Gold |
Saturday 21st September 2019 | 12:55am | Gold |
Saturday 21st September 2019 | 3:00am | Gold |
Sunday 26th January 2020 | 1:25am | Gold |
Sunday 2nd February 2020 | 1:15am | Gold |
Sunday 8th March 2020 | 12:55am | Gold |
Saturday 10th December 2022 | 1:20am | C4 |
Cast & crew
Dylan Moran | Bernard Black |
Bill Bailey | Manny Bianco |
Tamsin Greig | Fran Katzenjammer |
Lucy Davis | Becky |
Olivia Colman | Tanya |
Pandora Colin | Actor |
Tony Bignell | Actor |
Oliver Golding | Actor |
Camilla Heaney | Actor |
Charlie Hicks | Actor |
Dylan Moran | Writer |
Kevin Cecil | Writer |
Andy Riley | Writer |
Martin Dennis | Director |
Nira Park | Producer |
William Burdett-Coutts | Executive Producer |
Karen Beever | Line Producer |
Paul Machliss | Editor |
Dennis De Groot | Production Designer |
Jane Davies | Casting Director |
John Connor | Casting Director |
Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
Andy Hollis | Director of Photography |
Philip Lester (as Phil Lester) | Costume Designer |
Fiona Coutts | Costume Designer |
Lucy Cain | Make-up Designer |
Kate Roberts | Make-up Designer |
Martin Hawkins | Lighting Designer |
Jonathan Whitehead | Composer |
Lesley Noble (as Leslie Noble) | Make-up Designer |
Susie Liggat | 1st Assistant Director |
Edward Evennett | 1st Assistant Director |