Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (simply known as Mr. Bean) is a British animated sitcom produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings (for the first season). Based on the live-action television sitcom of the same title created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, the sitcom centers on Mr. Bean, Teddy, Irma Gobb, the Reliant Regal's mysterious driver, Mrs. Wicket and her evil cat Scrapper. In February 2001, the series was officially announced, with it premiering shortly afterwards.[3][4]
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Also known as | Mr. Bean |
Genre | Animated sitcom |
Created by | Rowan Atkinson |
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Composer | Howard Goodall |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | British English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 130 + 1 special (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
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Network | ITV (CITV) (2002–2019) ITVX (2025–present) ANTV (season 1) (18 July 2011-17 April 2015) |
Release | 5 January 2002 (2002-01-05) – present (present) |
Debuting on 5 January 2002 and originally ending on 2 June 2004, the first three seasons featuring 52 episodes in total were broadcast, each consisting of two 11-minute segments. The first two seasons were originally broadcast on ITV at a Saturday night slot. In May 2004, the sitcom left the Saturday night slot and the third season was instead broadcast daily on CITV due to the show's popularity with younger audiences.
In January 2014, a revival of the sitcom was announced, with Rowan Atkinson returning as the voice of Mr. Bean, along with other cast members reprising their roles. The revival premiered on 16 February 2015 and ended on 8 October 2019 on CITV.[5] It contained more actual dialogue than in the original live-action sitcom, which mostly featured little sound effects and mumbling.
In January 2024, another revival was announced, set to release in 2025 on ITVX in the United Kingdom and Cartoonito in Europe.[6][7]