This complete collection of Black Books centers on the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black (Dylan Moran). Bernard's devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and willful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny (Bill Bailey), his assistant. Bearded, gentle, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn't and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran (Tamsin Greig), their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group's peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.
BBC Home Video and Warner Brothers are preparing to announce
Black Books - The Complete Black Books for release on
November 13th. The 3-disc set will contain all 3 seasons. The show stars Dylan Moran (
Notting Hill; Shaun of the Dead), Bill Bailey (
Hot Fuzz; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and Tamsin Greig (
Shaun of the Dead). Cost will be $59.98 SRP. For those of you who already own the first and second season of the show, relax: BBC will also separately release
Black Books - The Complete Third Series on DVD, too. However, we have no details in regard to that (it is probably the same street date, but the information we received did not say).
