Black Books - Season 1 Episode 1

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

Black Books – S01E01 – Cooking the Books

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Episode 2

Black Books – S01E02 – Manny’s First Day

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Episode 3

Black Books – S01E03 – Grapes of Wrath

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Episode 4

Black Books – S01E04 – The Blackout

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Episode 5

Black Books – S01E05 – The Big Lock-Out

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Episode 6

Black Books – S01E06 – He’s Leaving Home

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Episode Overview

Bernard is struggling to cope with getting down to menial but essential tasks for his book shop, such as the accounts when a chance meeting with a customer, Manny, helps him out. Meanwhile, the owner of the shop next door, enlists the help of Bernard and his customers to find out exactly what an object from her shop is and in doing so misses an important appointment.

Episode Details

Airdate: 2000-09-29

Episode Title: Cooking the Books

Runtime: 22

Director: Graham Linehan, Nick Wood

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Bill Bailey, Daisy Campbell, Dominic Carter, Dylan Moran, Jeillo Edwards, John Macneill, Martin Freeman, Stephen Boswell, Tamsin Greig, Tony Bluto

Episode Rating: 8 (1212 votes)

Country: UK

Release Year: 2000

Rotten Tomatoes: 93

Metacritic: 8.5

Episode Runtime: 25 min

Rated: TV-PG

First Air Date: 2001-12-09

Seasons: 3

Status: Ended

Creators: Martin Dennis, Graham Linehan, Dylan Moran

Awards: Won 2 BAFTA Awards, 3 wins & 3 nominations total