ultrafacts

Mr. Bean features a choral theme tune in the key of C major written by Howard Goodall and performed by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral (later Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford). The words sung during the title sequences are in Latin:

  • Ecce homo qui est faba – “Behold the man who is a bean” (sung at beginning)
  • Finis partis primae – “End of part one” (sung before the advertisement break)
  • Pars secunda – “Part two” (sung after the advertisement break)
  • Vale homo qui est faba – “Farewell, man who is a bean” (sung at end)

Video

(Fact Source) Follow Ultrafacts for more facts