The Story of Bean

The story behind "the funny little wiggly man".

Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 documentary includes career clips as well as interviews with Atkinson, writers Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, British comedians Lenny Henry and Mel Smith and movie celebrities Jeff Goldblum and Burt Reynolds.

Rowan Atkinson

himself, Mr Bean, Blackadder

Jeff Goldblum

himself

Burt Reynolds

himself

Mel Smith

himself

Lenny Henry

himself

Richard Curtis

himself

Ben Elton

himself