| "Mr. Bean" | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Bean episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 1 |
| Directed by | John Howard Davies |
| Written by | |
| Featured music | "All Creatures of Our God and King" |
| Original air date | 1 January 1990 |
| Running time | 25:53 |
| Guest appearances | |
"Mr. Bean" is the pilot episode of the British television series Mr. Bean, produced by Tiger Television for Thames Television. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990 and was watched by 13.45 million viewers during its original transmission.
The episode, written by Ben Elton, Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, also featured special guest Richard Briers alongside Paul Bown, Rudolph Walker (who would later co-star with Atkinson in Ben Elton's The Thin Blue Line) and a cameo appearance by theme music composer Howard Goodall.