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Cooking the Books

Series 1, episode 1

Written by Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan

Directed by Graham Linehan, Nick Wood

Originally Aired On: Friday, 29 September 2000

Sitcom about a bad tempered, eccentric bookshop owner and his long-suffering assistant. In the first episode, he has to fill out his own tax return when his dodgy accountant goes on the run

Cast

Image for Dylan MoranDylan MoranBernard Black
Image for Bill BaileyBill BaileyManny
Image for Tamsin GreigTamsin GreigFran
Tony BlutoNick Voleur
Daisy CampbellJulie
Dominic CarterFirst hooligan
Jeillo EdwardsMidwife
Image for Martin FreemanMartin FreemanDoctor
Eamonn O'NeillJehovah's Witness
James O'NeillJehovah's Witness
Michael ParkhouseMr. Blackbelly
Muriel PavlowOld Woman
Rupert VansittartRich Guy