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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The show is obviously written before ebooks began to challenge book shops, particularly the type of chain store that threatens to swallow up Bernard's shop.
** Manny is exploited for erotic photography that winds up in magazines. Pornographic magazines have been almost completely replaced with online sites.
** The show is obviously written before ebooks began to challenge book shops, particularly the type of chain store that threatens to swallow up Bernard's shop.
** Manny is exploited for erotic photography that winds up in magazines. Pornographic magazines have been almost completely replaced with online sites.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bill Bailey got sick enough of Graham Linehan that by the end of the first series he refused to be in the same room.
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* InspirationForTheWork: The concept of Bernard owning a bookshop came about because of Creator/DylanMoran's view of bookshops as doomed enterprises. Moran said "Running a second-hand bookshop is a guaranteed commercial failure. It's a whole philosophy. There were bookshops that I frequented and I was always struck by the loneliness and doggedness of these men who piloted this death ship", while Graham Linehan said his belligerent personality reflected a sign he once saw in a bookshop stating "Please put the books anywhere you like because we've got nothing better to do than put them back". Moran said of the series, "We just wanted to cram as much elaborate stupidity into a half-hour that could make it be coherent and that you would believe".
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bill Bailey got sick enough of Graham Linehan that by the end of the first series he refused to be in the same room.
* InspirationForTheWork: The concept of Bernard owning a bookshop came about because of Creator/DylanMoran's view of bookshops as doomed enterprises. Moran said "Running a second-hand bookshop is a guaranteed commercial failure. It's a whole philosophy. There were bookshops that I frequented and I was always struck by the loneliness and doggedness of these men who piloted this death ship", while Graham Linehan said his belligerent personality reflected a sign he once saw in a bookshop stating "Please put the books anywhere you like because we've got nothing better to do than put them back". Moran said of the series, "We just wanted to cram as much elaborate stupidity into a half-hour that could make it be coherent and that you would believe".
* InspirationForTheWork: The concept of Bernard owning a bookshop came about because of Creator/DylanMoran's view of bookshops as doomed enterprises. Moran said "Running a second-hand bookshop is a guaranteed commercial failure. It's a whole philosophy. There were bookshops that I frequented and I was always struck by the loneliness and doggedness of these men who piloted this death ship", while Graham Linehan said his belligerent personality reflected a sign he once saw in a bookshop stating "Please put the books anywhere you like because we've got nothing better to do than put them back". Moran said of the series, "We just wanted to cram as much elaborate stupidity into a half-hour that could make it be coherent and that you would believe".
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* DVDCommentary: A particularly brilliant one on the DVD, almost as quotable as the show itself:
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* DVDCommentary: A particularly brilliant one on the DVD, DVD [For series 1+2 anyway as sadly there are no commentaries for Series 3.], almost as quotable as the show itself:
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*** Sadly there are no commentaries for Series 3.
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* HideYourPregnancy: Tamsin Greig was pregnant during the filming of season one.
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* HideYourPregnancy: Tamsin Greig was pregnant during the filming of season one. This was obscured with solid-coloured clothing and scarves.
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** ''"It's like 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'; it's ambiguous."''
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** ''"It's like 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'; ''Theatre/TheMerryWivesOfWindsor''; it's ambiguous."''
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--> ''Creator/BillBailey:'' Look at this shameless mugging. Ham it up, mug boy!
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--> ''Creator/BillBailey:'' '''Creator/BillBailey:''' Look at this shameless mugging. Ham it up, mug boy!
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* InspirationForTheWork: The concept of Bernard owning a bookshop came about because of Creator/DylanMoran's view of bookshops as doomed enterprises. Moran said "Running a second-hand bookshop is a guaranteed commercial failure. It's a whole philosophy. There were bookshops that I frequented and I was always struck by the loneliness and doggedness of these men who piloted this death ship", while Graham Linehan said his belligerent personality reflected a sign he once saw in a bookshop stating "Please put the books anywhere you like because we've got nothing better to do than put them back". Moran said of the series, "We just wanted to cram as much elaborate stupidity into a half-hour that could make it be coherent and that you would believe".
* HideYourPregnancy: Tamsin Greig was pregnant during the filming of season one.
* HideYourPregnancy: Tamsin Greig was pregnant during the filming of season one.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Bernard was inspired by a real bookshop owner in Dublin, who Creator/DylanMoran described as "He looks like he's swallowed a cup of sour milk and peed himself at the same time. He has this green bilious expression, years of displeasure have shaped his face."
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* CreatorsOddball: Enforced by Creator/DylanMoran, who is adamant that ''Black Books''' three series will be the only time he stars in a traditional sitcom and refuses to do a revival as a result.
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'''Dylan Moran''': That's right, and if you get bitten by an elk in the face, you have to have somebody shit on your head.
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* DVDCommentary: A particularly brilliant one on the DVD, almost as quotable as the show itself:
-->'''Creator/BillBailey''': If you got a sea urchin spine in your foot, you had to have someone wee on your foot, and the chemicals in your urine would extract the sea urchin spine.\\
'''Dylan Moran''': That's right, and if you get bitten by an elk in the face, you have to have somebody shit on your head.
** ''"We will settle this... the Gypsy way!"''
** ''"It's like 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'; it's ambiguous."''
** ''"Don't you see, it's like 'Sleuth' -- it's like 'Sleuth' and 'The Mousetrap...'" "But with the 'shit being forced through wicker' element?"''
** On Manny's turn as a MadScientist's [[TheIgor Igor]]:
--> ''Creator/BillBailey:'' Look at this shameless mugging. Ham it up, mug boy!
*** Sadly there are no commentaries for Series 3.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The show is obviously written before ebooks began to challenge book shops, particularly the type of chain store that threatens to swallow up Bernard's shop.
** Manny is exploited for erotic photography that winds up in magazines. Pornographic magazines have been almost completely replaced with online sites.
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-->'''Creator/BillBailey''': If you got a sea urchin spine in your foot, you had to have someone wee on your foot, and the chemicals in your urine would extract the sea urchin spine.\\
'''Dylan Moran''': That's right, and if you get bitten by an elk in the face, you have to have somebody shit on your head.
** ''"We will settle this... the Gypsy way!"''
** ''"It's like 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'; it's ambiguous."''
** ''"Don't you see, it's like 'Sleuth' -- it's like 'Sleuth' and 'The Mousetrap...'" "But with the 'shit being forced through wicker' element?"''
** On Manny's turn as a MadScientist's [[TheIgor Igor]]:
--> ''Creator/BillBailey:'' Look at this shameless mugging. Ham it up, mug boy!
*** Sadly there are no commentaries for Series 3.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The show is obviously written before ebooks began to challenge book shops, particularly the type of chain store that threatens to swallow up Bernard's shop.
** Manny is exploited for erotic photography that winds up in magazines. Pornographic magazines have been almost completely replaced with online sites.
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