"Black Books" Cooking the Books (2000)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Directors:

Graham Linehan
Nick Wood

Writers:

Dylan Moran (written by) &
Graham Linehan (written by)

TV Series:

"Black Books" (2000)

Original Air Date:

29 September 2000 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Bernard is struggling to cope with getting down to menial but essential tasks for his book shop, such...

Plot Keywords:

Soup | Jehovah's Witness | Mother Son Relationship | Taxes | Skinhead

Cast

Dylan Moran	...	Bernard Black
Bill Bailey	...	Manny
Tamsin Greig	...	Fran
Tony Bluto	...	Nick Voleur
Stephen Boswell
Daisy Campbell	...	Julie
Dominic Carter	...	First hooligan
Jeillo Edwards	...	Midwife
Martin Freeman	...	Doctor
John Macneill		(as John MacNeill)
Eamonn O'Neill	...	Jehovah's Witness
James O'Neill	...	Jehovah's Witness
Michael Parkhouse	...	Mr. Blackbelly
Muriel Pavlow	...	Old Woman
Jack Pierce
Rupert Vansittart	...	Rich Guy

Directed by
Graham Linehan
Nick Wood

Writing credits
Dylan Moran		(written by) &
Graham Linehan		(written by)

Produced by
Karen Beever	....	line producer
William Burdett-Coutts	....	executive producer
Julian Meers	....	producer
Nira Park	....	producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Whitehead

Cinematography by
John Rosenberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nick Ames

Casting by
John Connor
Jane Davies

Production Design by
Dennis De Groot

Art Direction by
Dick Lunn

Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge
Claire Wilson

Makeup Department
Jayne Buxton	....	makeup designer (as Jane Buxton)
Jane Walker	....	makeup designer

Art Department
Jess Kitley	....	property buyer

Sound Department
Paul Langwade	....	dubbing mixer
Bob Newton	....	location sound
Keith Nixon	....	sound supervisor
Chris Nuttall	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Keene	....	camera supervisor
Rob Kitzmann	....	lighting director
Mike Tanner	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Paul Machliss	....	on-line editor
Peter Phillips	....	vision mixer

Other crew
Claire Broughton	....	production team
Clare Brown	....	stage manager
Ellie Gleave	....	script supervisor
Jeremy Lovering	....	titles
Christopher Miles	....	floor manager
Anil Mistry	....	titles
Danny Stack	....	production team
Rachel Stewart	....	production coordinator
Jonathan Wicks	....	location manager
Nigel Wood	....	production accountant

Certification:

UK:12

Trivia:

Bernard's accountant's name is Nick Voleur. Voleur is French for 'thief'.

Quotes:

Bernard: Half ten? Half ten? I've never been up at half ten! What happens?