Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean
Original title card from 1992 to 1995
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Rowan Atkinson Richard Curtis
Written by	Ben Elton (Episodes 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
Opening theme	"Mr. Bean's theme" by Sid & the Comeds (Episode 1) "Ecce homo" (Episodes 2–15)
Ending theme	"Mr. Bean's theme (reprise)" by Sid & the Comeds (Episode 1) "Vale homo" (Episodes 2–6, 8–10, 13 and 15) "Vale homo" (instrumental) (Episodes 7, 11, 12 and 14)
Composer	Howard Goodall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Peter Bennett-Jones
Producers	John Howard Davies (Episodes 1–3) Sue Vertue (Episodes 4–9, 12–15) Peter Bennett-Jones (Episodes 10–11 and 15)
Running time	24–26 minutes
Production company	Tiger Aspect Productions[a]
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 January 1990 (1990-01-01)[1] – 15 December 1995 (1995-12-15)
Related
Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie
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Mr. Bean is a clean comedy British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and starring Atkinson as the eponymous title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and Robin Driscoll; the pilot episode was co-written by Ben Elton. The series originally aired on ITV, beginning with the pilot episode on 1 January 1990^[1] and ending with "The Best Bits of Mr. Bean" on 15 December 1995.

Based on a character developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at the University of Oxford, 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.^[2] The series has been influenced by physical comedy actors such as Jacques Tati and those from early silent films.^[2]

During its original five-year run, Mr. Bean was 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"^[3] and has received a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The series has since been sold in 245 territories worldwide. It has inspired an animated spin-off and two theatrical feature-length films along with Atkinson reprising his role as Mr. Bean for a performance at the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, television commercials and several sketches for Comic Relief. The programme carries strong appeal in hundreds of territories worldwide because, in addition to the acclaim from its original run, it uses very little intelligible dialogue, making it accessible to people who know little or no English.

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