Black Books/Characters

Bernard Ludwig Black
"Played By: Dylan Moran"


 * The Alcoholic
 * Alliterative Name
 * Anti Hero: Type V
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Bad Boss
 * Completely Missing the Point
 * The Cynic
 * Nietzsche Wannabe
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Grammar Nazi
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass Woobie
 * Large Ham
 * Lethal Chef: MY OVEN CAN COOK BITS OF OVEN.
 * Man Child
 * Messy Hair
 * No Sympathy
 * The Gambling Addict
 * Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist
 * Well Done Son Guy: At certain points, he treats Manny like his child. Cultimates in screaming, 'HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? MY OWN SON!'

Manny Bianco
"Played By: Bill Bailey"


 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Bumbling Sidekick
 * Butt Monkey
 * Hypercompetent Sidekick: While perhaps not brilliant, he is far better at the financial and customer-service aspects of bookselling than Bernard.
 * Nice Guy
 * Hidden Depths
 * The Cast Showoff
 * The Ditz: Sometimes borders on Ditzy Genius.

Fran Katzenjammer
"Played By: Tamsin Grieg"


 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Lady Drunk
 * The Hedonist