I enjoy British comedy and this show does not disappoint. It is a cross (for me) of Absolutely Fabulous and The Young Ones. I stumbled across the series on Netflix and will be binge watching it all this weekend.Thank you Netflix for including this show in your lineup. The main actors do a superb job of capturing their characters' quirks and idiosyncrasies. I would love to see outtakes because I am quite sure the actors must crack up all through production.Give this show a watch and prepare to laugh your a%* off. Lots of twists and unexpected stuff here.

Bernard Black, a paranoid, brooding, wine loving cynic running a small public bookshop. Fran, the best friend...wine loving and love starved. Manny, store assistant with a helpful spirit. The trio all deliver their own comedy in perfect balance with each other. I love how this show displays the glaring defects in each of them, yet underneath you can see what holds them all together and keeps them going.For me, watching this show is like settling down in a comfortable nook and...reading a book. The main set itself is like small, hermit-like wooden paneled cave. Yet there takes place so much chaos.The guest appearances are alone worth a watch, featuring actors such as Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Martin Freeman, and many more.So check it out!

Black books is a prime example of top notch British humour. Something particularly good was Lineham's ability to write such good and different story lines for episodes mostly played out in a small bookshop setting. The character setting is also fantastic. Dylan Moran as the drunkard, bitter, ironically witty Irish man fits perfectly. Bill Bailey has not appeared in a huge number of recent sitcoms but I don't see why, he's a great actor. You may have seen Tamsin Greig in the hit series Green Wing. She plays a similar chaotic role in this show too. You can access all the episodes for free on 4od. I did this but found that couldn't stop watching it until I ended up watching all three series over just a couple of days. A word of warning to those without the right sense of humour- you probably wouldn't enjoy this.

Mildly funny, but with a hideous laugh track. Honestly, I didn't get past the first episode, mostly due to the inappropriate cackling of the artificial audience - very bad choice. Without that it could be funny, at least if you were quite high.To the creators of this site, canceled can be spelled with two "L"s both spellings are valid.I dunno (not a real word) what dictionary you're using, but there's a problem with it.Also, apparently, I need to add more lines? Who is making these rules? If this review is rejected it's the last time I'll bother trying to contribute to this site. It's potentially worse that Wikipedia, and I didn't think it was possible to surpass that level of stupid.