The Worst Episodes of Black Books

#1 Worst Episode
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7.4/10(672 votes)
#1 - Travel Writer
S3:E54/8/2004
Fran & Manny become enamored with a dashing travel writer giving a talk at the shop, while Bernard contends with a most unorthodox new landlord.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
7.7/10(898 votes)
#2 - He's Leaving Home
S1:E611/3/2000
Manny runs away from the bookshop into the arms of a beard loving photographer.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
7.7/10(767 votes)
#3 - Blood
S2:E43/22/2002
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.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
7.7/10(714 votes)
#4 - Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa
S3:E33/25/2004
Manny's parents visit the shop for the weekend, and the lies he's told them throw Fran and Bernard's lives into chaos.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
7.7/10(682 votes)
#5 - A Little Flutter
S3:E44/1/2004
Bernard becomes addicted to gambling and forces Manny and Fran to compete for one job at the shop in order to finance his bets.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
7.8/10(796 votes)
#6 - The Fixer
S2:E33/15/2002
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.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Arthur Mathews
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Arthur Mathews

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7.8/10(746 votes)
#7 - Hello Sun
S2:E53/29/2002
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.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
7.8/10(746 votes)
#8 - A Nice Change
S2:E64/5/2002
When construction starts next door to the shop, Manni, Bernard and Fran try to decide what to do while it continues.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
7.9/10(828 votes)
#9 - Fever
S2:E23/8/2002
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".
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
8.0/10(980 votes)
#10 - The Blackout
S1:E410/20/2000
A hyper, coffee fueled Manny is mistaken for a policeman.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
8.0/10(1288 votes)
#11 - Cooking the Books
S1:E19/29/2000
Bernard’s dodgy accountant has to go on the run, leaving him ill prepared to fill out his own tax return. In fact Bernard would rather do anything than fill it out.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
8.1/10(1074 votes)
#12 - Manny's First Day
S1:E210/6/2000
After Manny’s help with the tax return Bernard is persuaded to hire him in the shop. Unfortunately he actually sells some books, much to Bernard’s annoyance.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
8.2/10(718 votes)
#13 - Party
S3:E64/15/2004
Manny and Fran drag Bernard along with them to a party, but the drunken aftermath dredges up secrets and bitterness.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
8.2/10(807 votes)
#14 - Manny Come Home
S3:E13/11/2004
When Manny defects to Goliath Books after an "incident" with Bernard, his ex-employer's life spirals out of control. Meanwhile Fran returns from holiday only to be greeted by the squalor of Bernard's shop.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
8.2/10(895 votes)
#15 - The Entertainer
S2:E13/1/2002
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.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writer:Dylan Moran
8.2/10(994 votes)
#16 - The Big Lock-Out
S1:E510/27/2000
The shop gets a new security system that no-one can work.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
8.3/10(795 votes)
#17 - Elephants and Hens
S3:E23/18/2004
When Bernard holds a children's themed book day in the shop, Fran bets Manni and Bernard they couldn't write a children's book over a weekend, while Bernard bets Fran back that she will have an awful time at her friend's hen party.
Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
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Director:Martin Dennis
Writers:Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
8.6/10(1229 votes)
#18 - Grapes of Wrath
S1:E310/13/2000
Bernard and Manny accept a house-sitting job to get away from their new cleaner. They also drink some wine.
Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
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Directors:Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
Writers:Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan