S1.E4

The Blackout

Name: The Blackout
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2000-10-20
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig

Episode aired Oct 20, 2000
TV-14TV-14
24m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

772

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Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, and Dylan Moran in Black Books (2000)

Comedy

Manny stays up watching 'The Sweeney' and is mistaken for a policeman after chasing a handbag snatcher. Fran and Bernard exchange stories about their previous day, Bernard recalling a disast... Read allManny stays up watching 'The Sweeney' and is mistaken for a policeman after chasing a handbag snatcher. Fran and Bernard exchange stories about their previous day, Bernard recalling a disastrous dinner party with old friends who blanked him and Fran telling him about blanking her... Read allManny stays up watching 'The Sweeney' and is mistaken for a policeman after chasing a handbag snatcher. Fran and Bernard exchange stories about their previous day, Bernard recalling a disastrous dinner party with old friends who blanked him and Fran telling him about blanking her boyfriend after catching him with another woman.

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

772

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Directors
- Graham Linehan
- Nick Wood
Writers
- Dylan Moran(by)
- Graham Linehan(by)
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Trivia
The Survival Handbook Manny is reading is the same as the one mentioned in the novel "Life of Pi".

Quotes
Bernard: [describing his friends Gerald and Sarah] And she's an interior designer, she's on that show "Pet Surprise".
Manny: Haven't heard of it.
Bernard: You know, you know. They take the dog out for a walk, he thinks it's a normal walk and when he gets back the kennels got a patio and french doors!
Manny: Ah yeah...
Bernard: And he's like, "Oh my god!"