--- title: Mr. Bean Anniversary: Rowan Atkinson at Buckingham Palace description: It’s been 25 years since Rowan Atkinson first introduced Mr. Bean, and he marked the milestone with a celebration at Buckingham Palace. canonical: https://time.com/4023679/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-25th-anniversary/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-05T12:26:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:01:46.507Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Rowan Atkinson Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mr. Bean Outside Buckingham Palace og:description: He arrived in character, atop his famous 1976 British Leyland Mini 1000 og:url: https://time.com/4023679/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-25th-anniversary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a97a141d44f832c/69886269e20a877837a8d18c/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-25.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean Brings Mayhem To The Mall og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Rowan Atkinson Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mr. Bean Outside Buckingham Palace twitter:description: He arrived in character, atop his famous 1976 British Leyland Mini 1000 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a97a141d44f832c/69886269e20a877837a8d18c/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-25.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Rowan Atkinson Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Mr. Bean Outside Buckingham Palace by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Sep 5, 2015 12:26 PM UTC  British comedy icon Mr. Bean heads to Buckingham Palace to celebrate 25 years on Sept. 4, 2015. British comedy icon Mr. Bean heads to Buckingham Palace to celebrate 25 years on Sept. 4, 2015.Stuart C. Wilson—Getty Images by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Sep 5, 2015 12:26 PM UTC It’s been 25 years since Rowan Atkinson first introduced the world to Mr. Bean, and he marked the show’s milestone anniversary on Friday with a celebration at Buckingham Palace. Atkinson rode up to the London landmark in character, atop his famous 1976 British Leyland Mini 1000\. The arrival recreated a memorable scene from the show, in which Mr. Bean packs his vehicle so full of shopping purchases that he needs to find an alternative way to drive it. The car had a #MrBean25 hashtag commemorating the show, which ran from 1990 to 1995 (and inspired a spin-off [animated series](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/08/hulu-stream-mr-bean-animated-series) and two feature films). There was also a cake for the occasion, and presents, and Mr. Bean’s best friend Teddy also came along for the ride. You can see another photo from the event below.  Mr. Bean celebrates 25 years with a trip to Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 4, 2015. 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