Mr. Bean
Rowan Atkinson created a sitcom about his beloved alter ego, Mr. Bean, that ran in 1990. It had just a 15-episode run, and the plot focuses on "a child in a grown man's body," and the blunders he faces trying to get through a normal day. Atkinson was inspired by physical comedy from the silent film era.
Mr. Bean & Mr. Bean's Holiday
Atkinson's character got two big spin-off films. Bean in 1997 and Mr. Bean's Holiday in 2007. Both follow the narrative of the show and watch as a well-meaning Mr. Bean stumbles through his job and fails to impress his bosses. He then somehow ends up pretending to be an art critic.
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