Hair by Mr. Bean of London

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"Hair by Mr. Bean of London"
Mr. Bean episode
Episode no.Episode 14
Directed byJohn Birkin
Written by Robin Driscoll
Rowan Atkinson
Produced by Sue Vertue
Original air date15 November 1995 (1995-11-15)
Running time26:15
Guest appearances
Tony Haase
Colin Wells
Frederick Treves
George Webb
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"Hair by Mr. Bean of London" is the fourteenth episode of the British television series Mr. Bean , produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Thames Video in 1995. It was first released on VHS as an exclusive direct-to-video episode in 1995, and was not broadcast on television in the United Kingdom until eleven years later, on 13 August 2006.

Contents

Plot

Act 1: The Barbershop

Mr. Bean visits a barber shop and assumes the role of a barber while the real one is on the phone. A boy arrives and Bean gives him a bowl cut, but accidentally cuts off part of the boy's hair and ends up shaving a large gap in the middle. The next customers have it equally as bad; Bean cuts off the first one's ponytail and shaves off the second one's toupee. When the real barber gets off the phone, the customers all confront him, wanting to know where his "assistant" is. Bean sneaks away, hiding his face with a calendar of Prince Charles.

Act 2: The Fête and the Pet Show

Bean attends a fête and parks his Mini in one of the sheep pens. He cheats at several indoor games, including "Hit the Headmaster." He later enters Teddy in a pet show and Teddy wins. Bean is awarded a large bone as a prize, but he discards it and opts for a jar of honey instead; a fight over the bone ensues between the children and dogs in the tent.

Act 3: The Railway Station

Bean disembarks from a train at St Pancras railway station and realises that he has lost his ticket. He tries to sneak past a security guard while hiding inside a mail bag. When the guard leaves, Bean climbs onto a gate, but two men turn the gate around. Bean crawls off the gate and ends up falling onto the railway tracks. Two workers appear and place the mailbag (with Bean still inside) on board a train carrying cargo that is destined for Moscow.

Cast

Production

As per the other episodes, studio sequences were recorded before a live audience at Teddington Studios.

On the door of the railway coach next to the English inscription of "MOSCOW", some mock Cyrillic writing is visible "НПУЛЦА" (npultsa) instead of "МОСКВА". Co-writer Robin Driscoll made a cameo appearance as the railway guard—his first since "Mr. Bean Goes to Town". The original recording of the choral theme by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral, was used in the opening titles. However, the end credits incorrectly credited it to the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

Act 1 inspired the Mr. Bean: The Animated Series episode "Haircut". A train scene inspired by Act 3 was featured in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday .

Broadcast

"Hair by Mr. Bean of London" was first released on VHS in 1995 as a video exclusive and until 2006, it was the only episode never to air on any British television network. This episode was broadcast overseas and received its Irish premiere on RTÉ One in 2005—it also aired on ABC in Australia in August 2001 [1] and on TV3 in New Zealand in November 2001.[ when? ].

The episode was first screened on United Kingdom television on 13 August 2006, when it was shown on satellite, pay TV and cable channel Comedy Central Extra (then known as Paramount Comedy 2) and 25 August 2006 on Nickelodeon UK but for some time, it remained the only full-length episode not to air on terrestrial television in the UK. It has since been broadcast on ITV3 and ITV4.

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