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Oct 6, 2000 · Manny's First Day: Directed by Graham Linehan, Nick Wood. With Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, John Arthur. Bernard wakes up to discover that he has a new employee for his book shop, who infuriatingly has great skill at selling books.
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- 2000-10-06
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Episode information
Episode No.
Friday, October 6, 2000
Blackboard
Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey) enters Nifty Gifty, a gift shop run by Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig). Manny informs her that he was hired to work in the bookshop next door, 'Black Books', however found that the shop was closed. After Fran warns him not to work there, Manny manages to open the door to the shop to find a drunk Bernard Black (Dylan Moran), owner of the shop, sprawled across the sofa. Manny informs him that he hired him yesterday, however Bernard can't remember, and asks if he had been drinking. Manny thinks back to the night before, when Bernard had mistaken an old woman for Manny and had unwittingly hired him. Despite Bernard not wanting Manny to work in the shop, he agrees to give him a one-day trial to assess if he is worthy of the job.
Suddenly, Manny shrieks in pain, before his phone rings. After he takes the call, Bernard asks him why he shrieked before the phone rang. Manny tells him that he used to use his phone a lot which had a side effect on him so now, just before his phone rings, he gets a sharp pain in his head. Bernard starts torturing Manny by calling his phone continuously, much to his amusement.
Later on in the day, Manny, Bernard and Fran have many conversations, revealing the background of the characters and the shop. After lunch, Fran decides to show Manny Bernard's spare room, in case he would like to live with Bernard, which annoys Bernard greatly. Bernard hatches a plan to get rid of Manny, and tells him that he's fired. However, after Manny bribes him with a bottle of wine, Bernard quickly reconsiders.
A re-hired Manny persuades Bernard to allow a group of students into the shop, however, after one of them takes out their phone, Bernard quickly hammers it with a mallet. Later on, Bernard decides to go out, while Manny minds the shop. As soon as Bernard walks out the door, a man enters and asks if he has left. When Manny says yes, many customers flow through the door, to which Manny sells a lot of books, so much so that there are only a few more books are left. Bernard returns, furious at the fact that he has to re-order all the books. An annoyed Bernard tells Manny that he is fired. When Manny tells him that he sold a lot of books and got on well with the customers, Bernard replies "it's not that kind of operation".
•Graham Linehan, co-writer of the series, makes a cameo as the "Book-Loving Customer".
•The student's phone that Bernard destroys uses a Nokia ringtone, however, the phone is not a Nokia phone.
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- Friday, October 6, 2000
- Graham LinehanNick Wood
- 3 min
Oct 13, 2017 · Manny's First Day | Black Books | Season 1 Episode 2 | Absolute Jokes. Bernard drunkenly offers Manny a job at the bookstore, but when he regrets the gesture later, he can't seem to...
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Bernard's drunken words come back to haunt him (not for the first time) as Manny enthusiastically reports for duty on his first day at Black Books. Manny proves a big hit not only with Fran and the steady stream of book-buyers, but also with Bernard's finances.
Bernard is struggling to cope with getting down to menial but essential tasks for his book shop, such as the accounts when a chance meeting with a customer, ...
"Black Books" Manny's First Day (TV Episode 2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Manny's First Day (2000) Dylan Moran: Bernard Black. Showing all 13 items. Jump to: Photos (1) Quotes (12) Photos. Quotes. Manny : This place could look all right, you know, with a few lamps. Bernard : Why didn't you just say you were gay? Manny : I'm not. Bernard : But you're interested in lamps.
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