Series 1, Episode 2 - The Return Of Mr. Bean
Further details

Bean has been given a credit card and is going to a department store try to enjoy using it. He doesn't like the smell of perfume, and crawls on the floor to get past it. He then pretends to wear a towel as a dress, tries out a potato peeler before buying it, and measures out a frying pan with a real fish that he brought with him! He accidentally puts the card in another man's back pocket, who walks off and drags bean with him into the toilet. The man is most shocked when Bean hands him a toilet roll!
Bean goes to a restaurant (alone) for his birthday, and orders the steak. He doesn't realise what steak tartare is, however, and is absolutely horrified by the sight and taste of raw mince and raw egg. He does his best to hide it in the most interesting of places!
Bean is in the line-up waiting to greet the Queen at a performance. He needs to smarten himself up for the visit, but gets his finger stuck through his flies in a phallic way as he tries to fix them. When Her Majesty arrives, Bean accidentally headbutts the Queen into unconsciousness!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 5th November 1990
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- ITV
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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Rowan Atkinson | Mr. Bean |
Guest cast | |
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Dave O'Higgins | The Busker |
Paul McDowell | The Customer |
William Vandyck (as William Van Dyck) | Checkout Manager |
John Junkin | The MaƮtre D' |
Roger Lloyd Pack | The Waiter |
Steve McNicholas | The Violinist |
Robin Driscoll | Cinema Manager |
Matilda Ziegler | The Waitress |
Tina Maskell | The Royal |
Writing team | |
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Robin Driscoll | Writer |
Rowan Atkinson | Writer |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Production team | |
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John Howard Davies | Director |
Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
John Howard Davies | Producer |
Video
At the cinema
Mr Bean goes to watch a horror movie with his girlfriend but is too scared to watch.

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