Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Inspired by a wildlife documentary on TV, Mr. Bean dusts off his camera and treks deep into the countryside in search of the perfect wildlife photograph. After two fruitless days of being the hunter, he is somewhat miffed to find himself the hunted.

Whilst browsing the supermarket for lovely grub, Mr. Bean's life-long pal, Teddy, is kidnapped. Bean tracks down the nasty men responsible and finds that Teddy is not their only captive. Mr. Bean rescues a hundred teddy bears once their ears are put through an industrial sewing machine.

Mr Bean drives his favourite Teddy to the cinema to see his favourite movie - 'Titanic'. Now he simply has to park the car. But when you're Mr Bean, nothing's simple. His ingenious efforts to find a parking space are persistently foiled. And the clock is ticking....

A local archaeology dig inspires Bean to go in search of treasure. But why buy a metal detector when you can make one from lawnmower parts and a dustbin lid? After destroying his landlady's back garden, Mr. Bean tries out his hand-made contraption in the woods. He is overjoyed to discover a buried chest of gold doubloons. However, his happiness is soon thwarted by the arrival of two baddies, the police and a very angry Landlady.

There's easy money to be had in the art world and Mr. Bean is set on getting some of it. Once equipped with the right tools, he ventures into the countryside with a blank canvas in search of inspiration and comes home with a painting full of life. Literally.

When Mr. Bean finds a fly in his room, it's war. He needs weapons. Fly spray? A rolled-up magazine? These are only the start. In desperation, he enlists a mouldy doughnut, an encyclopaedia, an upside-down dustbin and a club-hammer. Finally, Bean becomes the first man in history to wage war on a fly... with a fridge.

A leisurely stroll in the park turns into a run when Mr. Bean is chased home by an angry Mime Artist. He is lost for more words than usual when the street performer makes himself at home and insists on being wined and dined. Bean ousts the pest from his house using the only language mime artists understand.

It's the First Day of Spring and Mr. Bean sets about washing his clothes, his furniture, his teddy and himself. But, alas, there's no hot water! A bit of inventive improvisation with an outside drainpipe proves Mr. Bean to be greener at D.I.Y. plumbing than he thought.

Sometimes Mr. Bean's Teddy can be no fun at all. Feeling the need for a new friend, Bean buys a parrot. But getting the parrot past his landlady and her one-eyed cat, Scrapper, proves to be no easy task. Next, is trying to get the blasted bird to speak.

It's a beautiful day at the beach. Bean breathes in the salty air, bliss - and not another soul in sight. What could possibly spoil his perfect day? Answer: British weather. Mr. Bean finds himself chasing an illusive ray of sunshine across town, over hills and dales, a football stadium and the English Channel.

Mr. Bean is shocked when Teddy receives a birthday card from Bean's girlfriend, Irma Gobb. The bear's Birthday had completely slipped his mind. And what do you get for the teddy that has everything? A morning in a toy shop, burgers for lunch and a slap up tea party, of course. (But only if you can afford it)

Mr. Bean's landlady is hopping mad on finding molehills on her lovely croquet lawn. Bean looks to get hammered if he does not rid the old lady of the cuddly little half-blind culprit. He fails dismally with his eccentric mole extermination methods and ends up simply taking the pesky rodent for a ride.

Mr. Bean's tranquillity is shattered by deafening roadworks outside his bedroom window. Threats, sabotage and subterfuge all fail to quell the cacophony until Bean has the ingenious idea of feeding the workmen into peaceful submission. But the silence ends with a bang!

Mr. Bean likes nothing more than to relax on his sofa with a good meal and his favourite telly programme. Unfortunately, a painful explosion of springs under his bottom puts an end to that. He sets about buying another one but, alas, sofas are expensive items. TV dinners may well be a thing of the past for Mr Bean.

In a dark and cobwebby corner of his attic, Mr. Bean finds a treasure map. The hunt is on! But tricky clues lead Bean up the chimney, round the bend, down the garden path, up the blinking wall and nearly all the way to Australia.

After a regrettable episode involving his landlady sleepwalking into his room, Mr. Bean suddenly finds himself out on his ear with nowhere to live. Near to tears, he yearns for the cosy familiarity of his old home. A scarecrow and a pair of false teeth come to his rescue.

An old photo album causes Bean to reminisce about his lovely summers at scout camp as a boy, and sets him planning a night under the stars with Teddy. Purchasing a tent becomes a tricky problem but nothing will stop him having a good time, even if he has to get the garden shed over the roof of his house.

When his model aeroplane is blown out of the sky by that of a rival kid, Mr. Bean sets his sights on revenge. Next day, his newly constructed fighter plane, almost ready for take-off, sadly lacks a vital part and the blinking model shop is shut! No matter. It's chocks away with Teddy at the controls, fighting for airspace over London N10.

When Mr. Bean breaks his favourite Royal mug he discovers there's only one place to buy a replacement: Buckingham Palace, home of the Queen of England. When one of Her Majesty's corgis runs off with his teddy, Bean gives chase through secret tunnels and gets lost.

When did Mr. Bean first meet his teddy bear? Did he really learn to drive his mini at the age of ten? Could he possibly have known his battle-axe of a landlady when she was a sweet and blushing bride? Bean takes us on a journey into the past, answering these questions and giving us an inkling as to what made him the man he is today.

Determined to master Beethoven's symphony, Mr Bean wangles himself a grand piano, a music book, a candelabra and a very patient piano teacher. Liberace, eat your heart out!