Probably not everybody's taste, Black Books takes us into a crazy world where odd characters live lives that in no way could approach reality. At first I thought it was completely idiotic, but it grew on me to the point that I couldn't bear to miss it. Surely it is not a coincidence that Dylan Moran played Rufus the thief in Notting Hill (set in a bookshop)and that his brief appearance had all the offbeat craziness of his character in Black Books? I can't help feeling that they got the idea for the series after seeing him in NH. The totally unaccountable, idiotic humour is reminiscent of such British gems of the past as Monty Python and Fawlty Towers - and I feel a love of that type of humour is a necessity to appreciate Black Books.
Review of Black Books
