The hilarious hidden joke in 'Mr. Bean's' soundtrack
A fan of the original ‘Mr Bean’ series has discovered it ... By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 4K If you’ve always wondered what the choir are singing about in the choral opening theme to ‘Mr Bean’… wonder no more. A fan of the classic TV sitcom Mr Bean has discovered a recurring joke in the lyrics of the soundtrack. The choral score, written by composer and former Classic FM presenter Howard Goodall , repeats the line ‘Ecce homo qui est faba’, which translates into English as ‘Behold the man who is a bean’. From the beginning of episode two onwards, Mr Bean (played by Rowan Atkinson) falls from the sky in a beam of light, accompanied by the theme. There are other hidden gags which include the choir singing ‘end of part one’ and ‘part two’, as well as ‘Farewell, man who is a bean’ at the end of each episode. James Green @jamesgreenfilm 1. The original Mr Bean TV ser...