Perfecting the art of making faces: Rowan Atkinson’s Mr Bean turns 25

On top: The half-an-hour comedy Mr. Bean made Atkinson a household name. Photo: EPA

Bumbling Mr Bean, a character created by actor Rowan Atkinson, still provides the laughs more than two decades on.

IT has been 25 years since Rowan Atkinson brought the quietly calamitous Mr. Bean to television, an anniversary that has been celebrated with The Whole Bean: Remastered, a video collection released recently.