Basic Info

First Air: September 29, 2000

Rating: ⭐ 8.1/10 (560 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 18

Last Episode

Name: Party

Season: 3, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2004-04-15

Manny and Fran drag Bernard along with them to a party, but the drunken aftermath dredges up secrets and bitterness.

Videos

Dead Parrot Supercut: The Best Of Black Books (YouTube)

Black Books - Trailer (YouTube)

Yoga - Black Books (YouTube)

Black Books - Fran (Hello Sun) (YouTube)

Black Books Promo 1 (YouTube)

Black Books | Circus of Death | Channel 4 (YouTube)

Black Books

2000 3 seasons 18 episodes ⭐ 8.1/10 560 votes

Overview

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.