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"The Queen of Spain's Beard" is the fourth episode of season one in The Black Adder, a BBC's historical comedy franchise. Set in England, during a fictional historical era of the late 15th-century, the episode parodies the practice of intermarriage between the royal houses of European powers - which was a genuine and significant characteristic of European politics at that time. [1]
Rowan Atkinson as himself appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote the movie Bean. A short clip of Mr. Bean is shown. Where Mr. Bean is seen arriving in a Mini and parking on the special parking place of Jay Leno. He puts fake legs under the car with some tools to give the impression he is fixing the car(a scene also filmed for the ...
This was the first episode to be co-written by regular collaborator Robin Driscoll (alongside Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson) and the first to feature the familiar Howard Goodall choral Latin-dubbed theme (Ecce homo qui est faba, English for Behold the Man, Who is a Bean) performed by the choir of Southwark Cathedral.
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson CBE (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).
Atkinson starred as Jules Maigret in Maigret, a series of TV films from ITV. [11] Atkinson's film career began with a supporting part in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again (1983) and a leading role in Dead on Time (also 1983) with Nigel Hawthorne. He was in the 1988 Oscar-winning short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings.
This was the first episode to incorporate only one storyline instead of separate acts or sketches as well as the first to be shot entirely on location. The episode was filmed at the Queen's Hotel in the seaside resort of Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Principal photography began on 1 October 1992. [3]
Rowan Atkinson as Ebenezer Blackadder/Edmund, Lord Blackadder/Mr. E. Blackadder Esq./Grand Admiral Blackadder; Tony Robinson as Mr. Baldrick and his ancestors and descendants; Stephen Fry as Lord Melchett/Lord Frondo; Hugh Laurie as Prince George/Lord Pigmot as well as the narrator. Miranda Richardson as Queen Elizabeth/Queen Asphyxia XIX
Rowan Atkinson recreating the scene from part two of the episode on a Mini at Goodwood Circuit. Unable to fit all his purchases and himself in his Mini, Bean decides to drive it from the armchair atop the roof, using ropes to operate the steering wheel and a broom to operate the pedals. All goes well until Bean is diverted down a steep downhill ...