Mr. Bean

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This article is about the original television programme. For other uses, see Mr. Bean (disambiguation).

Mr. Bean
Opening titles from episodes 4–14
Genre	Sitcom
Format	Physical comedy Visual comedy
Created by	Rowan Atkinson Richard Curtis
Starring	Rowan Atkinson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	14 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Bennett-Jones
Producer(s)	Sue Vertue
Running time	25 minutes[1]
Production company(s)	Tiger Aspect Productions Thames Television (1990–93)
Distributor	FremantleMedia (formerly Pearson Television International) (1990–95)
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	1 January 1990
Original run	1 January 1990 – 15 November 1995
Chronology
Followed by	Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie
Related shows	Mr. Bean (animated)
External links
Official website

Mr. Bean is a British comedy television programme series of 14 twenty-five-minute episodes written by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton. The Mr. Bean pilot episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990, with the last television episode, "Goodnight Mr. Bean" broadcast on 31 October 1995.^[2] The final episode, "Hair by Mr. Bean of London", was a video exclusive released on 15 November 1995, but not broadcast in the UK until 2006.
Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at Oxford University, the series follows the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process.^[3] Bean rarely speaks, and the largely physical humour of the series is derived from his interactions with other people and his unusual solutions to situations. The series was influenced by physical performers such as Jacques Tati and comic actors from silent films.^[3]
During its five-year run, the series gained large UK audience figures, including 18.74 million for the 1991 episode "The Trouble with Mr. Bean".^[4] The series has been the recipient of a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The show has been sold in 245 territories worldwide, and has inspired an animated cartoon spin-off, two feature films, and