Black Books
Black Books (Ger. literally, " black books " meant, however, is " bookstore Black" ) is a British comedy television series written and directed by Graham Linehan and Dylan Moran. The first broadcast in the UK was on Channel 4 on 29 September 2000. Three seasons aired, each with six episodes.
Action
Although he does not like its customers and also any commercial activity declines, directs Bernard Black a small bookshop in London. His employee Manny Bianco is just the opposite. He was formerly a tax consultant and loves to serve customers. The friend of the two, Fran Katzenjammer, holds during their extensive leisure mostly on the two in the bookstore. The three are usually drunk or in a state which is very close to what it is easy for them to deal with pushy customers who want to buy only one book but the.
Black is usually the devil in a suit who loves his books and hates his customers. He loves his books and want to come out with a single. Manny is the good soul in the store. He got the job by accident when Bernard rescued him from a horde of skinheads who wantonly provoked Bernard to not make his tax return must. Manny is responsible for all tasks in the house, after all, he lives there. About order books, clean, organize theme nights from breakfast to prepare, cook and cut hair, everything falls into Manny's department, which often can be exploited by Bernard.
The contemporary of the two is Bernard's girlfriend Fran, the one shop next door operation until the end of the first three seasons in which they sold a lot of junk in his own words. She looks from time to time past and animates the other also like to drink. She also cares about Manny and ensures that Bernard gives him at least his human dignity. It acts as an arbitrator, mediator and impartial third party, but can easily be swayed by alcohol and other addictive substances.
Background
The main character, Dylan Moran is known to a wider audience by Simon Pegg's Shaun of the Dead. Simon Pegg has in the first episode of Season 3 ( Manny Come Home ) after Bernard made a guest appearance as a shift supervisor in the competing bookstore Goliath Books, in which Manny hires him - fired - again.
The exterior shots were filmed in part in the Leigh Street in London. There is also the house that in the series, the " Black Books " bookstore is and where is actually a bookstore.