Black Books Season 2

Synopsis

In season two, Bernard is convinced the Manny is mad; Manny worries about the reliability of his magic hot water bottle and uses his underworld connections to help find Fran a job. Fran struggles to find her inner karma in-between trying to find her cigarettes and making excuses to have another drink. Under the constant threat from the nasty, unfeeling outside world, Bernard, Manny and Fran attempt to maintain the heaven of the bookshop even as their own relentless stupidity pushes them towards mayhem.

Main Cast

Dylan Moran

Bernard

Age : N/A | Popularity : 39%

Bill Bailey

Manny

Age : N/A | Popularity : 87%

Tamsin Greig

Fran

Age : N/A | Popularity : 59%

Episodes

Episode 1

01 March 2002 - The Entertainer

Fran decides to take up piano lessons with a very prominent teacher, however all doesn't go to plan and she ends up having to ask Manni for a favour. Meanwhile Bernard asks a girl out and once again Manni is called upon for a favour.

Episode 2

08 March 2002 - Fever

On a scorching hot day, Manni tries to maintain his body temperature so it doesn't go over 88 degrees; Fran has problems with a new neighbour, and Bernard tries to find an appropriate "summer girl".

Episode 3

15 March 2002 - The Fixer

Bernard and Manni have to deal with a gangster turned writer who plans to hold a reading of his autobiography at the book shop, however he can't read. Meanwhile Fran gets an office job where she isn't quite sure what she is meant to be doing.

Episode 4

22 March 2002 - Blood

Manni and Bernard try to keep up with modern book shops and in doing so Manni helps Fran get over her boredom by encouraging her to look up her family tree.

Episode 5

29 March 2002 - Hello Sun

Fran tries to cleanse her lifestyle by taking up yoga and going on a radical diet, while Bernard and Manni receive some books on Freud and their lives descend into his famous theories.

Episode 6

05 April 2002 - A Nice Change

When construction starts next door to the shop, Manni, Bernard and Fran try to decide what to do while it continues.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Creator	Dylan Moran Graham Linehan
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jonathan Whitehead
	Sound Supervisor	Keith Nixon
Production	Casting	John Connor Jane Davies
	Line Producer	Karen Beever
	Executive Producer	William Burdett-Coutts
	Producer	Nira Park
Art	Production Design	Dennis De Groot
	Property Buyer	Jess Kitley
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Annie Hardinge
Editing	Other	Peter Phillips
Department	Role	Name

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