Mr. Bean (series)
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Mr. Bean is a series consisting primarily of a live-action television series which was later followed up by an animated series. The series was created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, was produced by Tiger Aspect, and starred Atkinson as the title character. It was featured in various Comic Relief events.
Crossover[[edit] | [edit source]]
The series officially crossed over with the DWU in the first issue of BeanoMAX, specifically in the comic story Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics [+]Loading...["Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics (comic story)"], which also crossed over with the Dennis the Menace and Gnasher series.
In said comic, Mr. Bean was among the celebrities who visited Beanotown when their Red Nose-shaped hot-air balloon was popped by Sergeant Slipper's dentures. Other celebrities featured here included Jonathan Ross, Jamie Oliver, McFly, and a Dalek.
References to the DWU in Mr. Bean media[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 1992 Christmas special Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean, when Mr. Bean visited a department store, he began playing with a diorama of the birth of Jesus Christ, and he introduced a Dapol Dalek to the scene, for it to "Exterminate" a toy lamb.
Cast and crew connections[[edit] | [edit source]]
Several individuals affiliated with the Doctor Who franchise have also contributed to Mr. Bean-related media.
Rowan Atkinson, who created, wrote for, and portrayed the titular character in both the original series and its animated adaptation, portrayed the Ninth Doctor in the 1999 Comic Relief special The Curse of Fatal Death.
Richard Curtis, one of the original creators and writers of Mr. Bean, was the executive producer of the official Doctor Who BBC parody The Curse of Fatal Death, which was written by future Doctor Who head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat. During the Moffat era of the show, Curtis wrote the episode Vincent and the Doctor.
Matilda Ziegler, who portrayed Irma Gobb, voiced Chatura Sharma in The Outliers.
Gary Martin, who portrayed several characters in Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, voiced Kohrbal in the Main Range audio story Absolute Power and Unzal and Unzal 2 in The Third Doctor Adventures audio story The Unzal Incursion.
Roger Brierley, who portrayed the hotel manager in Mr. Bean in Room 426, portrayed Trevor in the Doctor Who television story The Daleks' Master Plan and voiced Drathro in The Mysterious Planet.
