Black Books
TV Show • 2000
ReportBlack 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.
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Manny is treated dreadfully throughout the show, it is played for comic effect
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The main characters all seem to be addicted to alcohol to varying degrees.
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The main character is an alcoholic.
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A number of unseen, unspecified creatures are killed in various creative ways, including being boiled alive.
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At one point the book shop is infested with mysterious animals that are killed by the employees. The animals are not shown on screen and it's played as a joke
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Manny is kidnapped by Russian mafia members and sold to Chinese businessmen.
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