EPISODE
SEASON
Black Books - Season 1
Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
1972, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
September 29, 1993 in Richmond upon Thames, England, UK
15 December 1969, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
October 29, 2018
As twisted and alcohol-soaked as it might be, witty writing and a sharp cast make Black Books as much fun as happy hour at the neighborhood pub.
October 29, 2018
If you like grumpy, drunken Irish bastards, Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) will soon become your new hero-he sure as shit is mine!
October 29, 2018
"Black Books" is as amusing as it is existentially bruising.
October 29, 2018
Yet the dynamic of Black Books is bizarre from the get-go, coming across almost as if Samuel Beckett wrote a sitcom.
October 29, 2018
Black Books remains one of the most memorable comedies of recent years, as much for its wonderful characters as for its endlessly quotable scripts.
February 25, 2020
I found this slightly surreal series offered one helpless yelp of laughter per episode.
October 22, 2018
It doesn't sound like a recipe for a deliriously funny romp, but it is.