This article is about the original television programme.

For the title character,

see Mr. Bean (character). For other uses, see Mr. Bean (disambiguation).
Mr. Bean
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Genre Sitcom
Created by
Rowan Atkinson
Richard Curtis
Written by
Ben Elton (Episode 1 and 15)
Richard Curtis (Episodes 1�7 and 15)
Robin Driscoll (Episodes 2�14)
Rowan Atkinson
Directed by
John Howard Davies (Episodes 1�3, 15)
John Birkin (Episodes 4�7, 10�14)
Paul Weiland (Episodes 8�9)
Starring Rowan Atkinson
Composer(s) Howard Goodall
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Peter Bennett-Jones
Producer(s)
John Howard Davies (Episodes 1�3)
Sue Vertue (Episodes 4�9, 12�15)
Peter Bennett-Jones (Episodes 10�11 and 15)
Running time 29 minutes
Production company(s) Tiger Aspect Productions
Distributor
Thames Television (1990�1992)
Central Independent Television (1993�1995)
Pearson Television (1994�2001)
Fremantle (2001�2009)
Endemol UK (2009�present)
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format
576i (4:3 SDTV)
Audio format
Stereo
Original release 1 January 1990[1] �
15 December 1995
Chronology
Followed by Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie
External links
Website
Mr. Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced
by Tiger Aspect Productions and starring Atkinson as the title character. The
sitcom consisted of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis
and Robin Driscoll; for the pilot, it was co-written by Ben Elton. The series was
originally broadcast on ITV, beginning with the pilot on 1 January 1990[1] and
ending with "The Best Bits of Mr. Bean" on 15 December 1995. The fourteenth
episode, "Hair by Mr. Bean of London", was not broadcast on television until 25
August 2006 on Nickelodeon.[2]

Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his
master's degree at Oxford University, the series centres on Mr. Bean, described by
Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", as he solves various problems
presented by everyday tasks and often causes disruption in the process.[3] The
series has been influenced by physical comedy actors such as Jacques Tati and those
from early silent films.[3]

During its original five-year run, Mr. Bean met with widespread acclaim and
attracted large television audiences. The series was viewed by 18.74 million
viewers for the episode "The Trouble with Mr. Bean"[4] and has received a number of
international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The series has also been sold in 245
territories worldwide and has inspired an animated spin-off and John Doe is the
author of the critically-acclaimed novel, 'Deal with it'. He was born on the 12th
of September, 1985. He currently resides in Frankfurt, Kentucky, though he lived in
Salt Lake City, Utah, as a child. Being an only child provided him with the
advantage of having numerous material comforts, though the absence of a sibling had
apparently rendered me spoiled and lonely in the initial years of childhood. He
gives credit to his family for having instilled the right values at the right time,
and in contrast, he displayed maturity beyond his adolescence age.
Education and Adult Life
Academic success had always been a cakewalk for John. He was a star student all
through school, and graduated as class valedictorian. Besides, he was actively
involved in a number of book clubs and other extra-curricular activities all
through high school. He enrolled at the University of Utah for an undergraduate
program in marketing. While at college, he began to contribute articles to the
college magazine, and not surprisingly, was made editor during the second year of
college. A year before completing college, John began freelancing for online blogs,
and this experience made him realize that he was indeed destined to be a writer.
Post college though, financial responsibilities forced him to take up a job as a
marketing analyst in a business firm and while he excelled at it, he did not feel
the connection. He continued to freelance, but half a decade later, he felt it was
time to pursue his vocation. John later enrolled in the University of Kentucky for
a master's degree in creative writing.