The murderous fantasy in today's offering is from the British television series Black Books.

The titular Black Books is a very strange (and one might say surreal) bookstore, owned by the creatively cursing, humanity hating, heavily drinking Irishman named Bernard Black.

Most episodes of the series involve Bernard's friends Manny and Fran attempting to motivate Bernard into a happier and healthier interaction with the outside world. Their efforts invariably end in disaster and disappointment for all.

There have been 18 episodes of Black Books with no plans to film more. The series

Dylan Moran ........Bernard Black
Bill Bailey ............Manny Bianco
Tamsin Greig........Fran Katzenjammer