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 Oxford University, 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. Central Independent Television (1993–1995).
