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doggedness of these men who piloted this death ship", while
Linehan said his belligerent personality reflected a sign he once saw in a bookshop stating "Please put the books anywhere you like because we've got nothing better to do than put them back". Moran said of the series, "We just wanted to cram as much elaborate stupidity into a half-hour that could make it be coherent and that you would believe".
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Bernard's constant bullying drives Manny to leave. He is attacked by a bee in a telephone box and finds himself on the streets. He is picked up by a photographer and treated to a glamorous life of expensive clothes, satin sheets and crinkle-cut chips in silver bowls, but returns to the book shop
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Russian tutor. His harsh methods and her inability to master the instrument quickly lead her to quit. Manny discovers he can play the piano purely on instinct, and against all odds Bernard gets a date with an attractive
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Eastern Europe, but after meeting them, wants them to leave her alone. Meanwhile, Manny and Bernard try to re-invent the shop as a trendy café-bookshop, and then as an upscale restaurant. The shop is overrun by a horde of unseen carnivorous
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in 2015 about the show possibly returning, Moran replied saying "No, no, no, no! No! Does that answer the question, no!" and stated that he'd rather focus on new projects. He also said that he'd never do another studio sitcom again.
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empire, he attempts to persuade an animal-loving pest exterminator to kill it. His attempts fail and cause the exterminator to commit suicide. When
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autobiography describes the pain he has inflicted on many others in great detail. He threatens
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underworld capo. Gus agrees to get Fran a job working for a man named Nugent in exchange for the bookstore hosting a reading of his nephew Danny's new book. Danny is
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player in the installer's hair. This results in Manny being trapped alone inside with only a bottle of
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499:. It featured Manny (surname Zimmerman in reference to
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was a critical success, winning awards, including two
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After celebrating his birthday fueling an all-night
1972:. Series 1. Episode 6. 3 November 2000. Channel 4.
1886:': Tube Talk Gold – British TV Blog – Digital Spy"
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1854:(TV Series 2000–2004) – Filming Locations"
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1621:Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley & Dylan Moran
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1470:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil & Andy Riley
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1917:Ogle, Tina (17 September 2000).
1710:Irish Film and Television Awards
1065:as Trebor the photographer, and
1041:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
963:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
888:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
838:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
799:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
722:Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan
418:who enters the bookshop seeking
2720:Best Comedy Programme or Series
2162:Street view of filming location
2041:Eames, Tom (30 November 2015).
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1826:. 12 March 2012. Archived from
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2076:"Black Books – Graham Linehan"
1983:Brown, Allan (7 August 2005).
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2095:Wright, Mark (28 May 2008).
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1761:Guide, British Comedy.
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1527:25 March 2004
1473:18 March 2004
1426:11 March 2004
1320:29 March 2002
1265:22 March 2002
1203:15 March 2002
1178:as Fran's landlord and
758:The Little Book of Calm
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421:The Little Book of Calm
2635:People Just Do Nothing
1624:8 April 2004
1574:1 April 2004
1367:5 April 2002
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869:Guest star: The actor
648:Original unaired pilot
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184:William Burdett-Coutts
2625:Peter Kay's Car Share
1968:"He's Leaving Home".
1730:Britain's Best Sitcom
1347:personality disorders
1298:as Cousin Gregor and
911:marathon by drinking
589:writers, appeared in
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374:Best Situation Comedy
348:multiple-camera setup
331:as Manny Bianco, and
1830:on 10 September 2012
1793:Big Talk Productions
1767:British Comedy Guide
1689:Awards and reception
1464:"Elephants and Hens"
1279:Fran researches her
581:player in his hair;
341:Big Talk Productions
19:For other uses, see
2266:Count Arthur Strong
1606:as Martin the Tout.
1518:"Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa"
1283:and uncovers third
1035:"He's Leaving Home"
793:"Manny's First Day"
772:as Manny's doctor,
716:"Cooking the Books"
1706:Festival Rose d'Or
1647:Catherine Shepherd
1565:"A Little Flutter"
1509:as Young Customer.
1243:as B. Nugent, and
1197:Dylan Moran &
1136:as Bernard's date.
1016:Peter Serafinowicz
957:"The Big Lock-Out"
599:Peter Serafinowicz
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352:Teddington Studios
232:Production company
180:Executive producer
124:Jonathan Whitehead
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1950:"Travel Writer".
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1417:"Manny Come Home"
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1106:"The Entertainer"
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832:"Grapes of Wrath"
782:Rupert Vansittart
708:Original air date
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1477:2004-03-18
1453:Simon Pegg
1430:2004-03-11
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