Season 1 Plot

Meet Bernard Black, a foul tempered and eccentric bookshop owner who loves his books but hates his customers. Manny is Bernard's long-suffering assistant and Fran is the owner of the gift shop next door to Black Books. Black Books explores Manny and Fran's efforts to ensure Bernard has some contact with the outside world and charts the comical consequences of their efforts.

Black Books Season 1 aired on September 29th, 2000.

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Season 1 Episodes

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1. Cooking the Books

September 29th, 2000

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.

82

2. Manny's First Day

October 6th, 2000

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.

79

3. Grapes of Wrath

October 13th, 2000

Bernard and Manny accept a house-sitting job to get away from their new cleaner. They also drink some wine.

77

4. The Blackout

October 20th, 2000

A hyper, coffee fueled Manny is mistaken for a policeman.

81

5. The Big Lock-Out

October 27th, 2000

The shop gets a new security system that no-one can work.

71

6. He's Leaving Home

November 3rd, 2000

Manny runs away from the bookshop into the arms of a beard loving photographer.

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Sep 29, 2000
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Specials

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