Mr. Bean in Room 426

“Mr Bean Chambre 426” a été diffusé le 17 février 1993 sur ITV. Bean y vit un séjour d’hôtel cauchemardesque. Un huis clos burlesque qui est a été vu par près de 140 millions de personnes sur le Youtube officiel Mr. Bean. Un record.

First broadcasts:
February 17, 1993 ITV - March 30, 1997 France 3

Written by:
Robin Driscoll & Rowan Atkinson

Cast:
Rowan Atkinson, Michael Fenton Stevens, Roger Brierley, Matthew Ashford & Danny La Rue

Episode 8

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Check-in

In this episode, Mr. Bean arrives at a hotel where he's going to spend a weekend. The doorman offers to take his suitcase, but believing him to be a thief, he refuses. (Suspicious)

Mr. Bean finds himself at reception with another man. Filling out the questionnaire proves difficult when Mr. Bean can't remember his nationality! Bean makes this man his rival—conveniently, it happens to be his roommate—and will do everything he can to drive him crazy. (Competitor)

Settled in his room 426, Mr. Bean seems to be discovering the joys of hotel life, but the decor isn't to his liking. He then takes out his drill and hangs various pictures on the wall, changing things like the curtains and lampshades he had brought with him. (Disturbed)

When the doorman knocks to return the steering wheel of his Mini after parking it, he awkwardly implies that he should tip him, but thinking he has a sore throat, Mr. Bean gives him a lemon lozenge! (Cheapskate)

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The bathroom

Mr. Bean notices that there's no bathroom in his room, unlike room 425. So he decides to drill through the wall with his tools to take a bath at his neighbor's. The vibration of the drill can be heard downstairs, so the headmaster knocks on Bean's door to investigate. The neighbor can't get into his bathroom because Bean has locked the door from the inside. He hides the hole with the shower curtain and his bedroom closet. (Clever!)

After annoying everyone else, it's Mr. Bean's turn to be bothered. He's stuck on the stairs because of some slow, elderly people. (Impatient)

Anecdotes

• This episode was filmed entirely in a single enclosed location.

• This episode was filmed at the Queen's Hotel in Portsmouth.

• Although he is not at home, Mr. Bean brings a photographic portrait of Shirley Bassey which he places on the wall.

• Although there is no proven continuity, one can imagine that this scenario takes place before the Fairground episode due to the proximity of the locations.

• Cautiously, Mr. Bean removes the steering wheel from his Mini.

• The first episode was written without the help of Richard Curtis, like all the others that would follow.

• Teddy is present and will lose his head when it gets stuck in the bedside table.

Poisoning

Once he arrives at the restaurant, Bean encounters his enemy, the neighbor from 425. He decides to crudely imitate everything he does, from preparing the meal to eating it. Mr. Bean eats in a crude manner and is overcome with nausea after swallowing contaminated oysters. (Disruptor)

Intoxicated, Mr. Bean finds himself in bed with negative thoughts. In a dream, he imagines that his neighbor and the principal have taken revenge. Feverish, Mr. Bean takes off his clothes and ends up naked upstairs asking his neighbors to turn down the music. The problem is, he doesn't have his key and can't get into room 426! (Embarrassed)

We'll hear the screams of a woman he came face to face with as she exited an elevator. He's hiding his private parts with a fire extinguisher and " private " and " exit " signs. (Clever)

He manages to hide in the trunk of drag queen Danny La Rue. Mr. Bean returns to the reception desk and asks for the key to room 426, crudely disguised as a woman. Danny La Rue sees him and notices he's wearing his own clothes. Annoyed, he pulls Mr. Bean's earring, causing him pain. (Punished)

Mr. Bean's suitcase !

What secrets does Mr Bean's mysterious suitcase hold?
A creation concocted with a touch of artificial intelligence.