Black Books

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Black Books

Summary

Black Books is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 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 +2000-09-29T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Black Books ended on +2004-04-15T00:00:00Z[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 {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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 {'unit': 'Q7727', '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].

Body

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 (1,218 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d 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)
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