The Big Lock-Out

The Big Lock-Out is an episode of Black Books. It was first aired on October 27, 2000. It is episode number 5 of season 1. It was written by Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan. Following a break-in at the shop, Manny purchases a new security system which is probably not used by the CIA. Unfortunately, he does not listen to the instructions on how to disarm the system (instead being distracted by the Subbuteo player in the installer's hair). Bernard als... more

The Big Lock-Out is an episode of Black Books. It was first aired on October 27, 2000. It is episode number 5 of season 1. It was written by Dylan Moran & Graham Linehan. Following a break-in at the shop, Manny purchases a new security system which is probably not used by the CIA. Unfortunately, he does not listen to the instructions on how to disarm the system (instead being distracted by the Subbuteo player in the installer's hair). Bernard also receives a call from his insurance company, prompting him to cut the cable to his phone. Fran, meanwhile, runs into an old schoolfriend whose voice appears to arouse her. He informs her that he will be reading the shipping forecast that night. As such, that evening, she disables her telephone and tunes into the forecast. Meanwhile, Manny teaches Bernard how to use the security system. However, he soon realises that, once armed, it can only be disarmed from the inside, and has no mechanism to allow anybody inside to achieve this. Manny does... less