Mr. Bean
British television series
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contribution by Elton
- In Ben Elton: Early life and career in television and film
…exam episode of Atkinson’s show Mr. Bean (1990–95). Elton spearheaded projects such as the police sitcom The Thin Blue Line (1995–96)—again starring Rowan Atkinson—and the historical sitcom Upstart Crow (2016–20), which focuses on the life of playwright William Shakespeare. The film All Is True (2018), written by Elton, similarly concerns…
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role of Atkinson
- In Rowan Atkinson: Mr. Bean and international fame
…led to the television program Mr. Bean (1990–95), which starred the rubber-faced Atkinson as a pratfalling, nearly mute buffoon, bumbling his way through everyday situations made comedic by his clumsiness and scheming. Transcending both the traditional boundaries of English humor and the verbal repartee of Blackadder, the working-class Bean attracted…
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