Black books
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Black books |
| Original title | Black books |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2000-2004 |
| Production company |
Big Talk Productions |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 18 in 3 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Sitcom , comedy |
| idea |
Dylan Moran , Graham Linehan |
| production |
William Burdett-Coutts , Nira Park |
| First broadcast | September 29, 2000 (UK) on Channel 4 |
| German-language first broadcast |
December 3, 2016 on Tele 5 |
| occupation | |
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Black Books is a British comedy - TV show , written and directed by Graham Linehan and Dylan Moran . It first aired in the UK on Channel 4 on September 29, 2000. It aired three seasons of six episodes each. The title Black Books refers to the bookstore "Black" in the London borough of Bloomsbury , in which the series mostly takes place. At the same time black books the English name for Black Books . The series was a hit with critics and won a BAFTA award in both 2001 and 2005 , and a Bronze Rose at the 2001 Rose d'Or Festival .
action
The series is set in the antiquarian bookstore "Black Books" in London and revolves around the owner Bernard Ludwig Black, his employee Manny Bianco and his best friend, Fran Katzenjammer. Black despises his customers and avoids any effort to devote himself entirely to his books, alcohol and cigarettes. His employee Manny Bianco is exactly the opposite: the former accountant is friendly and easy to inspire. Fran Katzenjammer, who actually runs a gift shop in the neighborhood, is mostly in the bookstore, whose back room Bernard and Manny also use as living space. She gives up her shop between the events of the first and second season.
background
A pilot episode was performed at the 1998 Channel 4 Sitcom Festival . Here the series was much darker, as a result, initially Bernard and later Manny also plan to commit suicide. Frans Rolle was called Valerie and was a philosophy lecturer. This episode marked Dylan Moran's debut as a television writer. Linehan, who co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted , was brought on board by producer Burdett-Coutts. However, the figures were created by Moran.
The fictional bookstore is located in the London borough of Bloomsbury, not far from Russell Square . Pictures of a real bookstore, Collinge & Clark, at 13 Leigh Street in Bloomsbury were used in the exterior shots.
Dylan Moran is known to a wider audience through Simon Pegg's Shaun of the Dead . Simon Pegg made a guest appearance in the first episode of Season 3 ( Manny Come Home ) as a shift supervisor at the competing bookstore Goliath Books . The audio commentary on Shaun of the Dead shows that the producers consider black books to be a counterpart to the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced , which Simon Pegg promoted. Other Spaced cast members are also making guest appearances, and in one episode Manny speaks to Spaced character Twist Morgan. Nick Frost can be seen at the beginning of the episode "The Big Lockout" as a security technician , Jessica Stevenson appears as Fran's yoga friend in "Hello Sun"; Peter Serafinowicz is the radio announcer whose voice arouses Fran unrestrainedly; Omid Djalili is a seedy photographer on “He's Leaving Home”; Rob Brydon can be seen in "The Fixer" and both Lucy Davis (from The Office and Shaun of the Dead ) and Olivia Colman (from the Simon Pegg film Hot Fuzz ) portray Fran's school friends in "Elephants and Hens".
DVD release
The publisher KSM released the first season on DVD in Germany in March 2016 .
reception
Awards
- 2001: Rose d'Or - Bronze Rose in the Sitcom category
- 2001: BAFTA Award winner in the Television - Situation Comedy category
- 2005: BAFTA Award winner in the category Television - Situation Comedy
Web links
- Black Books in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Black Books on the Channel 4 website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tina Ogle: Here's the Odd Couple of Comedy . In: The Observer , September 17, 2000. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ In the “Travel Writer” episode, the address is given as follows: Black Books , 13 Little Bevan Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1.
- ↑ KSM - Black Books Season 1 (episodes 1-6) . Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Golden Rose for Henry . BBC News. April 30, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ Bafta Awards . Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ Bafta Awards . Retrieved August 20, 2015.