Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is a British sitcom and comedy show. It is about a man who lives in London and has problems and finds unusual ways to solve them. It has physical humour and has less dialogue than is usual for a sitcom. It has fourteen 25-minute episodes. All of them were written by and star Rowan Atkinson as the main character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton. The first episode was shown on ITV on 1 January 1990. The last television episode, "Goodnight Mr. Bean" broadcast on 31 October 1995. The final episode, "Hair by Mr. Bean of London", was a video released on 15 November 1995, but not shown in the United Kingdom until 2006.

Episodes

1. Mr. Bean
2. The Return of Mr. Bean
3. The Curse of Mr. Bean
4. Mr. Bean Goes to Town
5. The Trouble with Mr. Bean
6. Mr. Bean Rides Again
7. Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean
8. Mr. Bean in Room 426
9. Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean
10. Mind the Baby, Mr. Bean
11. Back to School Mr. Bean
12. Tee Off, Mr. Bean
13. Goodnight Mr. Bean
14. Hair by Mr. Bean of London
15. The Best Bits of Mr. Bean

Films

• Bean
• Mr. Bean's Holiday

Origin

The character of Mr. Bean was created by Rowan Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at The Queen's College, Oxford. A sketch about Bean was shown at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Mr. Bean Media

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  Rowan Atkinson portraying Mr Bean in August 1997

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  Rowan Atkinson re-enacting a famous scene from the episode "Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean" on a Mini at Goodwood Circuit Revival 2009

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  Mr Beans Mini

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  Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean in 2007

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  Statue of Mr. Bean in Leicester Square, London

Other websites

Media related to Mr. Bean at Wikimedia Commons