Black Books
Premiered: Sep 29, 2000 | 3 seasons | 18 episodes
Popularity: 5
| Creator: | Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Tamsin Greig | Fran | 18 |
| Bill Bailey | Manny | 18 |
| Dylan Moran | Bernard | 18 |
| Daisy Campbell | Julie | 2 |
| Bill Nighy | Man at bar | 1 |
| Martin Freeman | Doctor | 1 |
| Olivia Colman | Tanya | 1 |
| Nick Frost | Security System Man | 1 |
| Simon Pegg | Evan | 1 |
| Muriel Pavlow | Old Woman | 1 |
| Rhys Thomas | Student | 1 |
| Peter Serafinowicz | Howell Granger | 1 |
| Nina Conti | Kate | 1 |
| Keith Allen | Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith | 1 |
| Omid Djalili | Trebor | 1 |
| Rob Brydon | B. Nugent | 1 |
| David Walliams | Customer | 1 |
| Sam Kelly | Moo-Pa | 1 |
| Jessica Hynes | Eva | 1 |
| Angela Curran | Policewoman | 1 |
| Johnny Vegas | Landlord | 1 |
| Justin Edwards | Poker Customer | 1 |
| Kevin Eldon | Cleaner | 1 |
| Colin McFarlane | Inspector Norris | 1 |
| David McKail | Josef Slvanski | 1 |
| Rupert Vansittart | Rich Guy | 1 |
| Craig Parkinson | Martin the Tout | 1 |
| Tony Way | Youth | 1 |
| Lucy Davis | Becky | 1 |
| Annette Crosbie | Moo-Ma | 1 |
| David Cann | Eddie | 1 |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | Jason Hamilton | 1 |
| Adam Astill | Construction Worker | 1 |
| Graham Linehan | Man in Takeaway | 1 |
| Graham Linehan | Book Lover | 1 |
| Selina Giles | Trash Customer | 1 |
| Sophie Stanton | Policewoman | 1 |
| Richard Katz | Customer | 1 |
| Alice Lowe | Solicitor | 1 |
| Vincenzo Nicoli | Frederick | 1 |
| Paul Putner | Tramp | 1 |
| Patricia Franklin | Keen Customer | 1 |
| Rose Keegan | Room 2B Occupant | 1 |
| Stewart Wright | Customer | 1 |
| Mac McDonald | American War Enthusiast | 1 |
| Pandora Colin | Claire | 1 |
| Pat Starr | Poker Player | 1 |
| Su Elliot | Betting Clerk | 1 |
| Rory MacGregor | Spotty | 1 |
| Dominic Carter | Hooligan | 1 |
| Hugh Parker | Gerald | 1 |
| Tony Bluto | Nick Voleur | 1 |
| Mick Walter | Gus | 1 |
| Lidija Zovkić | Woman With Sunglasses | 1 |
| Evie Garratt | Old Woman | 1 |
| Mark Aiken | Ben | 1 |
| Miltos Yerolemou | Schubert Customer | 1 |
| Terry Bird | Noggsy | 1 |
| Huggy Leaver | Poker Player | 1 |
| John Arthur | Customer | 1 |
| Elizabeth Chadwick | Rowena | 1 |
| Jean Ainslie | Charity Collector | 1 |
| Paul Beech | Customer | 1 |
| Paul Beech | Abbott | 1 |
| Edward Burnham | Piotr, Josef's Father | 1 |