Black Books

British sitcom
TVSeries television_series Q880114
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Summary

Black Books is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,450 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Books is the creator of Graham Linehan[3].
  • Black Books's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Black Books's composer is recorded as Jonathan Whitehead[5].
  • Black Books's genre is comedy television series[6].
  • A cast member of Black Books was Dylan Moran[7].
  • A cast member of Black Books was Bill Bailey[8].
  • A cast member of Black Books was Tamsin Greig[9].
  • A cast member of Black Books was Martin Freeman[10].
  • The original language of Black Books was English[11].
  • Black Books was distributed by video on demand[12].
  • Black Books's original broadcaster is recorded as Channel 4[13].
  • Black Books's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Black Books began on September 29, 2000[15].
  • Black Books ended on April 15, 2004[16].
  • Black Books's distributed by is recorded as Channel 4[17].
  • Black Books's distributed by is recorded as Hulu[18].
  • Black Books's narrative location is recorded as London[19].
  • Black Books's official website is recorded as http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-books[20].
  • Black Books's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}[21].
  • Black Books's title is recorded as Black Books[22].
  • Black Books's list of episodes is recorded as list of Black Books episodes[23].
  • Black Books's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+25'}[24].
  • Black Books's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • Black Books's set in environment is recorded as island[26].
  • Black Books's P14813 is recorded as 48640[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Dylan Moran[7], Bill Bailey[8], Tamsin Greig[9], and Martin Freeman[10]. Black Books is the creator of Graham Linehan[3].

Publication

The original language of Black Books was English[11]. Its genre is comedy television series[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[12].

Why It Matters

Black Books ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,450 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 262150
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 48640
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14813: 48640, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269251|batch #269251]]"
  3. 23w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distribution format → video on demand
    End time → +2004-04-15T00:00:00Z
    Original broadcaster → Channel 4
    Website → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze series id: 1641, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257447|batch #257447]]"
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