| Black Books | |
|---|---|
 Title screen featuring the front of Black Books. | |
| Genre | Sitcom Surrealism |
| Created by | Dylan Moran Graham Linehan |
| Written by | Dylan Moran Kevin Cecil Andy Riley Graham Linehan Arthur Mathews |
| Starring | Dylan Moran Bill Bailey Tamsin Greig |
| Composer | Jonathan Whitehead |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | William Burdett-Coutts |
| Producers | Nira Park Julian Meers |
| Editors | Paul Machliss Nick Ames |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Big Talk |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 29 September 2000 – 15 April 2004 |
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Black Books is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews.[1] It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Dylan Moran as Bernard Black, Bill Bailey as Manny Bianco, and Tamsin Greig as Fran Katzenjammer, the series is set in the eponymous London bookshop and follows the lives of its owner, his assistant, and their friend. The series was produced by Big Talk Productions,[2] in association with Channel 4.
The show was produced in a multiple-camera setup, and was primarily filmed at Teddington Studios in Teddington, London, with exterior scenes filmed on location on Leigh Street and the surrounding areas in Bloomsbury, London.[3][4] The first episode was broadcast on 29 September 2000 and a total of three series were made, the final episode airing on 15 April 2004.[5]
Black Books was a critical success, winning awards, including two BAFTAs (for Best Situation Comedy in 2001 and 2005) and a Bronze Rose at the Festival Rose d'Or.
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- ^ "Black Books". Big Talk Productions. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "How Teddington Studios Will Benefit Us as a Video Production Company". Nostairway Media. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Black Books (TV Series 2000–2004) – Filming Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (5 November 2011). "'Black Books': Tube Talk Gold – British TV Blog – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 July 2013.