Mr.BeanwasaBritishcomedytelevisionseriesof14half-hourepisodesstarringRowanAtkinsonasthetitlecharacter.DifferentepisodeswerewrittenbyRowanAtkinson,RobinDriscoll,RichardCurtisandonebyBenElton.Theself-titledfirstepisodewasbroadcaston1January1990,withthefinalepisode,"HairbyMr.BeanofLondon",on25August,1996.
Thetitlecharacter,playedbyRowanAtkinson,isaslow-witted,sometimesingenious,selfishandgenerallylikablebuffoonwhobringsvariousunusualschemesandconnivancestoeverydaytasks.HelivesaloneinhissmallflatinHighbury,NorthLondon,andisalmostalwaysseeninhistrademarktweedjacketandskinnyredtie.
Mr.Beanrarelyspeaks,andwhenhedoesitisgenerallyonlyafewmumbledwords.Hisfirstname(henameshimself"Bean"toothers)andprofession,ifany,arenevermentioned.Atkinsonhassaid,atthetimeofthefirstfilm'sreleasethatheimaginesBean'sfirstnametobeJulian,thusmakingJulianBeanareferencetofamousguitaristandlutenistJulianBream.Hehasbeenshowninthefirstepisodetohaveastrongknowledgeoftrigonometry.