Mr. Bean: The Animated Series is a British animated television series based on the live-action series of the same name created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson and featuring characters from the original series included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Teddy, and the mysterious driver of the Reliant Supervan, with the new addition of Mrs. Wicket, Bean's landlady, and her evil cat Scrapper.
The series aired in the UK on ITV from 5 January, 2002 to 2 June, 2004. There are 52 half-hour episodes in three seasons.
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series premiered in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Sunday 14 April 2013, at 18h30. In June it moved to Sundays at 17h30 and in September moved again to 17h05. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 26 episodes in the first season.
Synopsis
In 2002 the character of Mr. Bean was transformed into an animated series which remains entirely faithful to the original Mr. Bean, with the character still living very much in the real world.
Rowan Atkinson provides all of Mr Bean's vocal sounds. Other characters' voices are provided by Jon Glover, Rupert Degas, Gary Martin, Sally Grace and Lorelei King.
The Animated Series heralded a new era for one of the UK's most successful characters of all time. Atkinson worked on the transformation to animated character and acted out every episode in front of the cameras so that the animators could capture the unique movement of Britain's most infamous character.