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Black Books

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Black Books is a second-hand bookshop in London run by an Irishman named Bernard Black. He is probably the planet's worst-suited person to run such an establishment: he makes no effort to sell, closes at strange hours on a whim, is in a perpetual alcoholic stupor, abhors his customers (sometimes physically abusing them) and is often comatose at his desk. Help comes in the lumpy shape of Manny Bianco, a hairy, bumbling individual who (almost by osmosis) becomes Bernard's assistant. Manny is not exactly great at the job either but he is a million times better than Bernard. Next door is Fran, an anxious, frustrated woman who runs a sort of new-age shop selling the most unlikely bits of arty junk. Fran is friends with Bernard and, through him, with Manny; together the trio become embroiled in escapades that are sometimes extreme or violent or fantastically ludicrous, and always bizarre.

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Actors (109)

Dylan Moran
Bernard
Bill Bailey
Manny
Tamsin Greig
Fran
Ben Homewood
Customer / Monk
Graham Linehan
Book Lover / Man in Takeaway
Paul Beech
Abbott / Customer
Daisy Campbell
Julie
Keith Allen
Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith
Craig Parkinson
Martin the Tout
Jiggy Bhore
Light Holiday Customer
Justin Edwards
Poker Customer
Su Elliot
Betting Clerk
Jane Janovic
American Customer's Wife
Steve Lately
Poker Player
Huggy Leaver
Poker Player
Martin Freeman
Doctor
Kevin Eldon
Cleaner
Chris Larner
Freddie
Omid Djalili
Trebor
David Walliams
Customer
Sophie Stanton
Policewoman
Mark Aiken
Ben
Elizabeth Marmur
Sarah
Hugh Parker
Gerald
Angela Curran
Policewoman
Liam Hess
Jimbo
Evie Garratt
Old Woman
Colin McFarlane
Inspector Norris
Terry Bird
Noggsy
Peter Serafinowicz
Howell Granger
Nick Frost
Security System Man
Tony Bluto
Nick Voleur
Stephen Boswell
Priest
John MacNeill
Policeman
Jeillo Edwards
Midwife
Michael Parkhouse
Mr. Blackbelly
Eamonn O'Neill
Jehovah's Witness
James O'Neill
Jehovah's Witness
Muriel Pavlow
Old Woman
Rupert Vansittart
Rich Guy
Jack Pierce
Hooligan
Dominic Carter
Hooligan
David Cann
Eddie
Rhys Thomas
Student
John Arthur
Customer
Stewart Wright
Customer
Bill Nighy
Man at bar
Louise Hickson
Peter's Sister
Adam Morris
Peter
Steve Bowditch
Clerk
Tony Way
Youth
Nina Conti
Kate
David McKail
Josef Slvanski
Jean Ainslie
Charity Collector
Luing Andrews
Mr. Williams
Edward Burnham
Piotr, Josef's Father
George Miller
Anton, Josef's Grandfather
Kay D'Arcy
Customer
John Marquez
Waiter
Rose Keegan
Room 2B Occupant
Johnny Vegas
Landlord
Adam Astill
Construction Worker
Jim Barclay
Trash Customer
Selina Giles
Trash Customer
Peter Heppelthwaite
Book Return Man
Jasper Holmes
Tempoclopsic Customer
Nizwar Karanj
Ice Cream Vendor
Ella Kenion
Cool Book Girl
Lidija Zovkić
Woman With Sunglasses
Ricky Grover
Danny Spudge
Rob Brydon
B. Nugent
Mick Walter
Gus
Brian Shelley
Ralph
Lonnie James
Fatty
Rory MacGregor
Spotty
Garry Roost
Creepy Man
Mark Donovan
Gregor
Diana Hull
Grandma
Vincenzo Nicoli
Frederick
Louise Winstone
Martina
Andrew T. Collins
Customer
Nigel Harrison
Customer
Jessica Hynes
Eva
Paul Kemp
Waiter
Tanya Wade
Shrink
Simon Schatzberger
Man Selling Books
Richard Katz
Customer
Howard Coggins
Heathrow Bartender
Miltos Yerolemou
Schubert Customer
Simon Pegg
Evan
Judith Jacob
Customer
Lucy Davis
Becky
Pandora Colin
Claire
Olivia Colman
Tanya
Charlie Hicks
Timmy
Camilla Heaney
Timmy's Mother
Tony Bignell
50 Pound Book Kid
Oliver Golding
Young Customer
Annette Crosbie
Moo-Ma
Sam Kelly
Moo-Pa
Pat Starr
Poker Player
Paul Putner
Tramp
Mac McDonald
American War Enthusiast
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jason Hamilton
Ryan Luhning
Roland the Exterminator
Catherine Shepherd
Bridget
Alice Lowe
Solicitor
Patricia Franklin
Keen Customer
Elizabeth Chadwick
Rowena

Videos (3)

Trailer
18 juillet 2012
Promo
6 août 2010
Best of
6 février 2008

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