A sketch featuring Bean was shown at the Edinburgh Fringe in the early 1980s.
Bean was developed while Rowan Atkinson was studying for his master's degree in electrical engineering at The Queen's College, Oxford.
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The series has since been sold in 245 territories worldwide. Bean" and has received a number of international awards, including the Rose d'Or. The series was viewed by 18.74 million viewers for the episode " The Trouble with Mr. Bean met with widespread acclaim and attracted large television audiences. The series has been influenced by physical comedy actors such as Jacques Tati and those from early silent films. 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. Bean" on 15 December 1995.īased on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at the University of Oxford, the series centres on Mr. The series was originally broadcast on ITV, beginning with the pilot on 1 January 1990 and ending with " The Best Bits of Mr. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and Robin Driscoll for the pilot, it was co-written by Ben Elton. Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character.
Information from: "Jazz on the Screen" by David Meeker. David Butterworth, Julian Kershaw, Alastair King, Andrew Fisher (orchestrator)