Black Books

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1. #001

   Bernard was inspired by the owner of a real bookshop in Dublin, whom Dylan Moran described as looking "as if he'd just swallowed a cup of sour milk and pissed himself. He has a green, bilious expression, years of discontent have shaped his face."

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2. #002

   Manny's surname, Bianco (Italian for "white"), is the counterpart to Bernard Black.

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3. #003

   Tamsin Greig was pregnant during the filming of the first season.

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4. #004

   The production company that made the series for Channel 4 in the UK was greatly surprised by how successfully it sold to foreign TV networks in non-English-speaking countries. Bill Bailey even said that thanks to the series he was recognised by an official at passport control in Estonia.

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5. #005

   The special biscuit Bernard kept locked in a safe, which Mr Benson stole, was a pink and yellow Fox's Party Ring.

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6. #006

   Fran's shop is called "Nifty Gifty".

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7. #007

   Dylan Moran played a bookshop thief in Notting Hill (1999).

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8. #008

   The theme music includes marimba and guiro.

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9. #009

   Manny wanders around in his dressing gown with his hair wrapped in a towel, humming "Spice Up Your Life" from the film Spice World (1997). Danny says he shares the same ghostwriter as the Spice Girls.

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10. #010

    Although Bill Bailey is an accomplished keyboard player and guitarist, he did not perform on the theme music. It was actually written and played by the late Jonathan Whitehead.

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11. #011

    The shop on the other side of Black Books is called "UrbaNation".

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12. #012

    Manny (Bill Bailey) was originally Jewish.

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13. #013

    The fungus on Bernard's hair resembles the Ringless Honey Mushroom, Armillaria Tabescens. However, finding a fungus on your hair does not necessarily mean it is edible.

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14. #014

    Dylan Moran wrote the character of Manny in draft form together with comedian David Baddiel. When Channel 4 asked him whom he wanted to see in the role, Moran realised that Manny would be subjected to terrible abuse because of his character and that this person needed to be someone he already knew. He had met Bill Bailey a year or two earlier at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and asked him whether he wanted to come aboard.

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