Rowan Atkinson

The Mr Bean actor was promoting comedy Man Vs Bee, which lands on Netflix on Friday.

He's not a perfect individual and the real problem he has is his obsessiveness." A self-centred, self-regarding, natural-born anarchist." "I liked playing him because he's genuinely sweet, a genuinely good-natured man.

Jermaine Jenas, 39, and current stand-in presenter Angela Scanlon, 38, took their places on the green sofa to interview the actor. The Irish host has stepped ...

A few viewers found something a bit more positive to say, however, with Charlie writing: “Rowan Atkinson is so fascinating #TheOneShow.” While Jane Maddison wrote: “Wasted! You had the incredible, talented Rowan Atkinson in the studio and you hardly spoke to him and when you did, you quickly cut him dead! Unhappy viewers of The One Show took to

The Mr Bean actor was live in the studio alongside Top Gear host Chris Harris.

@djb0607 shared: "#TheOneShow pointless getting Rowan Atkinson if you ask him a question then keep butting in to try and shut him up!" C**P presenting #TheOneShow." @JohnKeeno pleaded: "You have Rowan Atkinson. TALK TO HIM!! #theoneshow." They even went so far as to say the interview was "awkward".

The Mr Bean actor was live in the studio alongside Top Gear host Chris Harris.

@djb0607 shared: "#TheOneShow pointless getting Rowan Atkinson if you ask him a question then keep butting in to try and shut him up!" @JaneMaddison2 commented: "Wasted! You had the incredible, talented Rowan Atkinson in the studio and you hardly spoke to him and when you did, you quickly cut him dead! #TheOneShow," but @mimeartist argued in response: "It doesn’t help that he has plenty to say but they’ve not given him any time and keep trying to cut him off."

Viewers of The One Show were left disappointed after North East actor Rowan Atkinson appeared on the programme. Many of those watching, having been excited ...

But viewers of The One Show on the BBC were left disappointed as they thought the star was not given much airtime. Viewers of The One Show were left disappointed after North East actor Rowan Atkinson appeared on the programme. @GforGinner tweeted: "I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more uncomfortable guest than Rowan Atkinson. The introvert is coming out, clearly not an experience he’s enjoying.

The One Show viewers weren't happy when Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson sat down for a chat on the show last night alongside Top Gear host Chris Harris.

He's not a perfect individual and the real problem he has is his obsessiveness." A self-centred, self-regarding, natural-born anarchist." While a fourth mused:"#TheOneShow pointless getting Rowan Atkinson if you ask him a question then keep butting in to try and shut him up!"

The Independent asked Rowan Atkinson about his unlikely similarities with Tom Cruise during a press conference for his new Netflix series Man vs Bee.

He went on to describe the difficulties that being a perfectionist can pose. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Work is an exhausting experience, and he always needs a long rest afterwards.”

Rowan Atkinson's Netflix series Man Vs Bee sees him play a brand-new character, but he's explained that the concept mirrors a Mr Bean sketch.

So Trevor Bingley, who's the hero of Man Vs Bee, he's just an ordinary bloke really, a pleasant guy who clearly hasn't been very successful in life." But I knew that for this kind of thing, Mr Bean as a character wouldn't work at all. "So, to a certain extent I feel that some of this show feeds off...

Comedian Rowan Atkinson appeared on The One Show last night - Wednesday, June 22 - but laughter turned to anger after the interview as viewers slated BBC ...

But the love for the comedian and his work was clear. Atkinson added: "He's got his problems and his issues. The Blackadder and Mr Bean star was promoting Man Vs Bee. a new Netflix comedy which is due to air on Friday, June 24.

The One Show host Jermaine Jenas asked: "How does Trevor Bingley compare to your other characters, Johnny English or Mr Bean?" "Trevor Bingley is a much nicer ...

so it is a very visual thing. "But yeah, not fun to have around in your house." "He's got his problems and his issues he's not a perfect individual and the real problem he has is his obsessiveness that's the problem. "He gets obsessed with the bee," Rowan added as the show then played a clip of the series and explained how each episode is 10 minutes long, making it "bingeable". "And it's largely visual because it's just Trevor in a house with a bee and the bee doesn't talk... Mr Bean may have entertained audiences throughout the 1990s, but actor Rowan has called his character out for being "an anarchist". Speaking to BBC viewers on Wednesday's The One Show, the 67-year-old was asked how his new character from the Netflix series Man Vs Bee compares to the chaotic titular character of Mr Bean, to which he replied: "He was a nasty piece of work."

Therein lies the entire series: a man, vs a bee. And although it may seem impossible, there are nine episodes.

The house just gets trashed a bunch, and also a bee is there. The bee then proves strong enough to move the glass off a table and release itself. He traps the bee in the first episode under a glass. Nor is it clear why the bee bothers the man so much; or why the man develops a parasocial loathing of the bee, which is causing him no harm at all, just flying around as bees are wont to do. A premise so overtly stupid – a man, vs a bee – that it could only be a work of absurdist, slapstick genius, from a great auteur of the genre. He receives his sentence, and apologises to the judge, adding “you see, there was this bee”.