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Black Books - The Complete Series 1 Reviews

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Series one of BLACK BOOKS follows the adventures of bookshop owner Bernard (Dylan Moran), his assistant Manny (Bill Bailey) and Fran (Tamsin Greig), who works in a new age shop next door. In this entertaining surreal comedy, Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey make a great double act, delivering the tightly written script (by Moran and .. Read more

Starring	Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig
Director	Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Genres	Comedy, Television

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  - 7
  BWILLIANT
  
  Dylan Moran. Nuff said.
  
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  - Johnathon Woss
  - Chilly Jockoland
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 13:10
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  - 7
  Painfully silly
  
  I watched this because others gave good ratings & said it was very funny ....well sorry but I just don't agree.
  
  I watched the other episodes ... read more »
  
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- - MariElaina
  - 21 reviews
  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 24 May 2011 at 04:42
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  I thought it was brilliant
  
  I thought episode 1 was a bit slow, but once the charactors had been introduced it picked up... the series is very very funny indeed :)
  
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- - thorleyart
  - 13 reviews
  - UK
  - 21 Feb 2011 at 16:19
- - 4
  - 0
  Black Books
  
  Dylan Moran is mad, bad, disheveled and fabulous with Bill Bailey and Tamsin Grieg providing excellent support. Spaced and Father Ted complete the list of the ... read more »
  
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  - niceday1
  - 21 reviews
  - Derry
  - 23 Dec 2010 at 14:28
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  - 0
  So new and so funny
  
  Totally off the wall and side splittingly funny. Made me want to become a lush and own a book shop so I could be so mad!!! SO FUNNY!
  
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  - Atherstone
  - 11 Dec 2010 at 13:29
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  - 8
  black books
  
  bored! was totally uninterresterd i can not state how boring this series is nearly as bad as the mighty boosh!
  
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- - ellwood
  - 2 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 18 Jul 2010 at 13:12
- - 2
  - 0
  Nothing can beat it!
  
  My favourite all time DVD ever!
  
  We get the box-set and wine out every winter... and laugh and laugh...
  
  Watch it - u WILL NOT regret it... read more »
  
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- - JadeyPops85
  - 2 reviews
  - Cornwall
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 19:50
- - 1
  - 0
  BLACK HOOTS
  
  MAD BAD AND HILARIOUS
  
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- - ImageGirl
  - 23 reviews
  - Corsham
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 13:19
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  - 0
  Literally Wonderful
  
  Anyone who is familiar with Graham Linehan will know his tendency to take a real life situation and push the humor till it becomes entirely surreal.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - Pseudolus
  - 10 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 12 Sep 2009 at 18:21
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  - 0
  Black Books Series 1
  
  Thoroughly enjoyable with hilarious out comes, its a must see
  
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- - Jabberwocky1970
  - 13 reviews
  - Middlesbrough
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 19:52
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  - 2
  Didn't get it
  
  Sorry - didn't get the humour. Love The IT Crowd, which was by the same people, but Black Books wasn't a patch on it I'm afraid.
  
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  - Wrexham
  - 10 Jun 2009 at 20:47
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- - 30
  - 7
  BWILLIANT
  
  Dylan Moran. Nuff said.
  
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- 125048
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  - Johnathon Woss
  - Chilly Jockoland
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 13:10
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  Fantastic British comedy
  
  With a writing partnership of Graham Linehan (of Father Ted fame) and Dylan Moran (also main character) this just has to be brilliant, and it is.
  
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- - B Webber
  - Suffolk, England
  - 10 Mar 2004 at 16:14
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  - 6
  Mistakenly thought this was a film
  
  Turned off after 15 mins as hadnt laughed once, and hated the canned laughter.
  
  I didnt like Father Ted series, although I could see how fans of that... read more »
  
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- - Daniel G
  - Friern Barnet
  - 05 Mar 2005 at 23:47
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  - 0
  Simple - if you like ...
  
  Simple - if you like dry witty comedy spattered with ridiculous slapstick - this is HILarious and you must watch! (particularly recommended if you like the ... read more »
  
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- - Abigail#10
  - HARROGATE
  - 11 Jun 2004 at 10:28
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  Bill Bailey is a very funny man.
  
  Having seen Bill Bailey live, and being an affectionado of his stand-up work, Black Books is an obvious choice. Also, the wine-guzzling antics remind me of my ... read more »
  
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- - Marc138
  - Carmarthenshire
  - 19 Sep 2004 at 09:53
- - 7
  - 2
  black books
  
  i was put off by my friend from looking at this dvd, i had it that long and sent it back, so i can not write one. moral of this ignore others make up your own ... read more »
  
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- - spirit
  - 9 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 01 Jul 2008 at 10:47
- - 6
  - 0
  Like Spaced, this is ...
  
  Like Spaced, this is the kind of British comedy simply works. Sitting down to watch an episode I found myself getting up a long while later having watched them... read more »
  
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- - Ben#58
  - HOVE
  - 22 Mar 2004 at 09:53
- - 4
  - 0
  Alright......
  
  Some extremely funny parts interspersed unfortunately amongst some long, insipid parts. Worth a watch but I wouldn't watch it again.
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 05 Jul 2004 at 08:16
- - 4
  - 0
  I missed this series ...
  
  I missed this series on TV the first time round so I thought I'd see what everyone was raving about and I wasn't disappointed. I haven't laughed so ... read more »
  
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- - Robyn#1
  - MARGATE
  - 06 Apr 2004 at 10:13
- - 4
  - 0
  British comedy stuck in the 70s
  
  Why can't British sitcoms move on from the 70s? 3 oddballs brought together for the same jokes in every episode.
  
  It isn't bad, just not ... read more »
  
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- - AMB
  - 93 reviews
  - York
  - 02 Jul 2007 at 08:52

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- Black Books - The Complete Series 1
  
  Series one of BLACK BOOKS follows the adventures of bookshop owner Bernard (Dylan Moran), his assistant Manny (Bill Bailey) and Fran (Tamsin Greig), who works in a new age shop next door. In this entertaining surreal comedy, Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey make a great double act, delivering the ...