Mr.Bean was a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character.Different episodes were written by Rowan Atkinson,Robin Driscoll,Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton.The self-titled first episode was broadcast on 1 January 1990,with the final episode,"Hair by Mr.Bean of London",on 25 August,1996.
The title character,played by Rowan Atkinson,is a slow-witted,sometimes ingenious,selfish and generally likable buffoon who brings various unusual schemes and connivances to everyday tasks.He lives alone in his small flat in Highbury,North London,and is almost always seen in his trademark tweed jacket and skinny red tie.
Mr.Bean rarely speaks,and when he does it is generally only a few mumbled words.His first name (he names himself "Bean" to others) and profession,if any,are never mentioned.Atkinson has said,at the time of the first film's release that he imagines Bean's first name to be Julian,thus making Julian Bean a reference to famous guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream.He has been shown in the first episode to have a strong knowledge of trigonometry.