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Party | 2004-04-15 |
| Fed up with being stuck in the dusty old bookshop on a Friday night, and with the hopes of meeting a delectable young lady at a party, Manny and Fran persuaded Bernard to attend a party. After a night of heavy drinking, a very sloshed Bernard has a nasty surprise waiting for him. Guest stars: Elizabeth Chadwick |
| 5 |
Travel Writer | 2004-04-08 |
| Manny organises a travel-writing festival and invites a charming explorer to talk about his adventures. Fran soon falls for his twinkling eyes and lavish hair, leaving Manny ragingly jealous. Meanwhile, Bernard hires an assassin to solve a financial problem with his neighbour. Guest stars: Alice Lowe, Catherine Shepherd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Patricia Franklin, Paul Hunter |
| 4 |
A Little Flutter | 2004-04-01 |
| Manny places a bet on the Grand National for Bernard who immediately becomes addicted to the thrill of gambling having previously expressed no interest. But his losses mount, and he starts borrowing gambling funds from increasingly scary people. Guest stars: Craig Parkinson, Keith Allen, Mac McDonald, Pat Starr, Su Elliott |
| 3 |
Moo-ma and Moo-pa | 2004-03-25 |
| Manny is panicking about the impending visit of his parents - Fran blackmails Bernard into letting them stay by threatening to tell Manny Bernard has been screening his calls to keep him from going anywhere. When Manny's parents arrive however, the duo are forced to corroborate some slightly embellished details from Manny's letters home. Guest stars: Annette Crosbie, Sam Kelly |
| 2 |
Elephants and Hens | 2004-03-18 |
| It is International Children's Book Week, and Bernard and Manny decide to write their own kids' classic and retire on the proceeds. Fran is off on a hen weekend, but still finds a way to fall out with Bernard and Manny. Guest stars: Camilla Heaney, Charlie Hicks, Lucy Davis, Oliver Golding, Olivia Colman, Pandora Colin, Tony Bignell |
| 1 |
Manny Come Home | 2004-03-11 |
| Fran returns from a vacation in Cornwall to discover Manny has resigned and Bernard is living amongst piles of his own filth and dead badgers. Manny has taken up work at the new bookstore next to Black Books, where he must contend with a new, and possibly even more demanding manager, played by Simon Pegg. Guest stars: Judith Jacob, Simon Pegg |
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| 6 |
A Nice Change | 2002-04-05 |
| Bernard and Manny can't hear themselves argue because the shop next door is undergoing some round-the-clock construction. The noise drives Bernard, Manny and Fran up the wall. So Fran suggests a holiday. Bernard and Manny find baggage in her luggage. There's nothing in the crisp packet and Manny's pants aren't that easy to fold. Will the customer crack the system? What happens on the riverboat? Just how many monkeys are missing in Canada? Guest stars: Howard Coggins, Miltos Yerolemou |
| 5 |
Hello Sun | 2002-03-29 |
| Fran starts spending time with a new-age friend to try and wind down while Bernard and Manny are having another fight. Bernard believes Manny is a psychopath and sends him to a therapist, where he unlocks a confidence he never knew he had. Guest stars: Jessica Hynes |
| 4 |
Blood | 2002-03-22 |
| When Manny is drawn into a competing bookstore by its customer-friendly atmosphere, he convinces Bernard the shop needs an overhaul. Fran makes use of the shop's improved facilities to track down her relatives, but is not entirely happy with what she finds. Guest stars: Andrew Collins, Diana Hull, Louise Winstone, Mark Donovan, Nigel Harrison, Vincenzo Nicoli |
| 3 |
The Fixer | 2002-03-15 |
| Bernard and Manny need to teach a psychotic ex-con to read in three days after agreeing to host his reading and book-signing in the shop. Fran gets a new job and all seems to be going well until some miscommunication when Manny calls in a favour... Guest stars: Big Mick, Ricky Grover, Rob Brydon |
| 2 |
Fever | 2002-03-08 |
| As the temperature creeps slowly towards 88 degrees, Manny desperately seeks out new ways to stay cool, lest he trigger his "Dave syndrome." Meanwhile an unsympathetic Bernard falls hopelessly in love with Fran's new neighbour, who is unknowingly taking over Fran's apartment. Guest stars: Johnny Vegas |
| 1 |
The Entertainer | 2002-03-01 |
| Fran buys a piano and starts taking lessons, discovering she has no talent whatsoever - meanwhile Bernard falls in love and tries desperately to impress her. Between them, they con Manny into throwing away a hard-earned break to help them out. |
| Season 1 (show/hide) |
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| 6 |
He's Leaving Home | 2000-11-03 |
| Manny runs away from the bookshop into the arms of a beard loving photographer. Guest stars: David Walliams, Omid Djalili, Sophie Stanton |
| 5 |
The Big Lock-Out | 2000-10-27 |
| The shop gets a new security system that no-one can work. Guest stars: Dick Lunn, Graham Linehan, Nick Frost, Paul Beech, Peter Serafinowicz, Steve Bowditch, Tony Way |
| 4 |
The Blackout | 2000-10-20 |
| A hyper, coffee fueled Manny is mistaken for a policeman. Guest stars: Angela Curran, Colin McFarlane, Elizabeth Marmur, Evie Garratt, Hugh Parker, Liam Hess, Louise Hickson, Terry Bird, Wayne Morris |
| 3 |
Grapes of Wrath | 2000-10-13 |
| Bernard and Manny accept a house-sitting job to get away from their new cleaner. They also drink some wine. Guest stars: Ben Homewood, Chris Larner, Daisy Campbell, Kevin Eldon, Mark Aiken, Paul Beech |
| 2 |
Manny's First Day | 2000-10-06 |
| After Manny’s help with the tax return Bernard is persuaded to hire him in the shop. Unfortunately he actually sells some books, much to Bernard’s annoyance. Guest stars: Ben Homewood, David Cann, David Decio, Graham Linehan, John Arthur, Rhys Thomas, Stewart Wright |
| 1 |
Cooking the Books | 2000-09-29 |
| Bernard’s dodgy accountant has to go on the run, leaving him ill prepared to fill out his own tax return. In fact Bernard would rather do anything than fill it out. Guest stars: Daisy Campbell, Dominic Carter, Eamonn O'Neill, Jack Pierce, James O'Neill, Jeillo Edwards, John MacNell, Martin Freeman, Michael Parkhouse, Muriel Pavlow, Rupert Vansittart, Tony Bluto |
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Deleted Scenes | |
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Deleted Scenes | |
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Deleted Scenes | |
| No description available. |
| 13 |
Season 3 Deleted scenes | 2004-04-30 |
| Deleted scenes from Series Three. |
| 12 |
Bernard's Letter | 2004-04-30 |
| The reply that a typically furious Bernard writes to the editor of a publishing firm after they refuse to publish the novel that he had spent the entire weekend writing. |
| 11 |
Black Dolls | 2002-04-30 |
| A doll-version of Black Books in which Fran takes Manny into the real world where she feeds him drugs and grapes. Manny eventually decides that the real world is too tough for him, and after a 'talk' from Bernard he promises to stay in the shop. |
| 10 |
Season 3 Outakes | 2004-04-30 |
| Outakes from season 3 of Black books |
| 9 |
Season 2 Outakes | 2001-09-01 |
| Outakes from season 2 of Black books |
| 8 |
Season 1 Outakes | 2000-04-30 |
| Outakes from season 1 of Black books |
| 7 |
Series Two Deleted Scenes | |
| No description available. |
| 6 |
Series Three Deleted Scenes | 2004-04-16 |
| Deleted Scenes from Series 3 |
| 5 |
Bernard's Letter | 2004-04-30 |
| The reply that a typically furious Bernard writes to the editor of a publishing firm after they refuse to publish the novel that he had spent the entire weekend writing. |
| 4 |
Black Dolls | 2002-04-30 |
| A doll-version of Black Books in which Fran takes Manny into the real world where she feeds him drugs and grapes. Manny eventually decides that the real world is too tough for him, and after a 'talk' from Bernard he promises to stay in the shop. |
| 3 |
Series Three Outtakes | 2004-04-30 |
| No description available. |
| 2 |
Series Two Outtakes | 2001-09-01 |
| No description available. |
| 1 |
Series One Outtakes | 2000-04-30 |
| No description available. |
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