genre bean 
The ___MASK22___ Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short - story collections . Since Fleming ' s death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is " Trigger Mortis " by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young ___MASK22___ Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . A clip show is an episode of a ___MASK8___ that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes . Most clip shows feature the format of a ___MASK13___ in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show , depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback . Clip shows are also known as cheaters , particularly in the field of animation . Clip shows are often played before series finales , or once syndication becomes highly likely . Other times , however , clip shows are simply produced for budgetary reasons ( i . e . to avoid additional costs from shooting in a certain setting , or from casting actors and actresses to appear in new material ). A situation ___MASK50___ , or sitcom , is a genre of ___MASK50___ centered on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode . Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch ___MASK50___ where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch , and stand - up ___MASK50___ where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience . Sitcoms originated in radio , but today are found mostly on television as one9 of its dominant narrative forms . This form can also include mockumentaries . Mr . Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis , and starring Atkinson as the title character . Atkinson co - wrote all 15 episodes with either Curtis , Robin Driscoll , or both , with Ben Elton co - writing the pilot . 13 of the episodes were broadcast on ITV , from the pilot on 1 January 1990 , until " Goodnight Mr . Bean " on 31 October 1995 . A clip show , " The Best Bits of Mr . Bean ", was broadcast on 15 December 1995 , and one episode , " Hair by Mr . Bean of London ", was not broadcast until 2006 on Nickelodeon . Oliver ! is an English ___MASK61___ , with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart . The ___MASK61___ is based upon the novel " Oliver Twist " by Charles Dickens . ___MASK54___ ___MASK50___ comprises a series of short ___MASK50___ scenes or vignettes , called " sketches ", commonly between one and ten minutes long . Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians , either on stage or through an audio or visual medium such as radio and television . Often sketches are first improvised by the actors and written down based on the outcome of these improv sessions ; however , such improvisation is not necessarily involved in sketch ___MASK50___ . " Hair by Mr . Bean of London " is the fourteenth episode of the ___MASK8___ " Mr . Bean ", and was produced by Tiger Aspect Productions in 1995 . It was first released in VHS as a video exclusive in 1995 , but wasn ' t aired on television until 2006 . Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British ___MASK92___ ___MASK50___ film directed by Mike Newell . It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant , and follows the adventures of Charles ( Grant ) and his circle of friends through a number of social occasions as they each encounter romance . The red - billed hornbills are a group of hornbills found in savanna and woodland of sub - Saharan Africa . They are now usually split into five species , the northern red - billed hornbill (" T . erythrorhynchus "), ___MASK1___ red - billed hornbill (" T . kempi "), Tanzanian red - billed hornbill (" T . ruahae "), southern red - billed hornbill (" T . rufirostris ") and Damara red - billed hornbill (" T . damarensis "), but some authorities considered them all to be subspecies of a single species . Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis , CBE ( born 8 November 1956 ) is a New Zealand - born English screenwriter , film and ___MASK20___ producer and film director . One of Britain ' s most successful ___MASK50___ screenwriters , he is known primarily for romantic ___MASK50___ films such as " Four Weddings and a Funeral ", " Bridget Jones ' s Diary ", " Notting Hill ", and " Love Actually ", as well as the hit sitcoms " Blackadder ", " Mr . Bean " and " The Vicar of Dibley ". He is also the co - founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Sir Lenny Henry . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , ___MASK77___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental ___MASK91___ , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Rowan Sebastian Atkinson , CBE ( born 6 January 1955 ) is an English actor , ___MASK30___ , and screenwriter best known for his work on the sitcoms " Blackadder " and " Mr . Bean ". Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC ' s sketch ___MASK50___ show " Not the Nine O ' Clock News " ( 1979  82 ), receiving the 1981 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance , and via his participation in The Secret Policeman ' s Ball from 1979 . His other work includes the 1983 James Bond film " Never Say Never Again ", playing a bumbling vicar in " Four Weddings and a Funeral " ( 1994 ), voicing the red - billed hornbill Zazu in " The Lion King " ( 1994 ), and featuring in the BBC sitcom " The Thin Blue Line " ( 1995  1996 ). His work in theatre includes the 2009 West End revival of the musical " Oliver !". Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American ___MASK26___ ___MASK50___ film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman , written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray , Aykroyd , Sigourney Weaver , Ramis , Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis . It is the sequel to the 1984 film " Ghostbusters ", and follows the further adventures of the three parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities . A ___MASK55___ writer , screenwriter for short , scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting , writing screenplays on which ___MASK86___ media such as films , television programs , comics or video games are based . Melvin Kenneth " Mel " Smith ( 3 December 1952  19 July 2013 ) was an English ___MASK30___ , writer , film director , producer and actor . Peter MacNicol ( born April 10 , 1954 ) is an American actor . He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the ___MASK25___ " Crimes of the Heart ". His film roles include Stingo in " Sophie ' s Choice " ( 1982 ), Janosz Poha in " Ghostbusters II " ( 1989 ) and David Langley in " Bean " ( 1997 ). Blackadder is a series of four BBC1 period British sitcoms , along with several one - off installments . All ___MASK20___ episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the anti - hero Edmund Blackadder , and Tony Robinson as Blackadder ' s dogsbody , Baldrick . Each series was set in a different historical period , with the two protagonists accompanied by different characters , though several reappear in one series or another , for example Melchett ( Stephen Fry ) and Lord Flashheart ( Rik Mayall ). Crimes of the Heart is a ___MASK25___ by American playwright Beth Henley . It is set in Hazlehurst , Mississippi in the mid - 20th century . The ___MASK25___ won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best ___MASK25___ . In 1986 , the ___MASK25___ was novelized and released as a book , written by Claudia Reilly . Robin Driscoll is a British actor and writer , best known as a writer of " Mr . Bean ". He and Rowan Atkinson are close friends ; he appeared with Rowan Atkinson in " Laughing Matters " ( 1992 ) - Visual ___MASK50___ , a documentary on the mechanics of visual humour . Never Say Never Again is a 1983 British ___MASK15___ directed by Irvin Kershner , produced by Jack Schwartzman , and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr . with uncredited additional co - writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais , from a story by Kevin McClory , Jack Whittingham , and Ian Fleming . It is the second adaption of Fleming ' s " Thunderball ", which was previously adapted as the 1965 film of the same name . Unlike the majority of Bond films , " Never Say Never Again " was not produced by Eon Productions , but by an independent production company , one of whose members was Kevin McClory . McClory , one of the original writers of the " Thunderball " storyline , retained the filming rights of the novel following a rights controversy . Bean ( also known as Bean : The Ultimate Disaster Movie or Bean : The Movie ) is a 1997 feature film based on the ___MASK8___ Mr . Bean . It stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role and Peter MacNicol . It was directed by Mel Smith . The film used many of the ideas and skits from the original ___MASK8___ . Benjamin Charles " Ben " Elton ( born 3 May 1959 ) is an English ___MASK30___ , author , playwright , actor and director . He was a part of London ' s alternative ___MASK50___ movement of the 1980s and became a writer on series such as " The Young Ones " and " Blackadder ", as well as continuing as a stand - up ___MASK30___ on stage and television . His style in the 1980s was left - wing political satire . Since then he has published 15 novels and written the musicals " We Will Rock You " ( 2002 ) and " Love Never Dies " ( 2010 ), the sequel to " The Phantom of the Opera ". Not the Nine O ' Clock ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK20___ ___MASK50___ sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982 . Originally shown as a ___MASK50___ alternative to the " Nine O ' Clock ___MASK75___ " on BBC1 , it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture , as well as parody songs , ___MASK50___ sketches , re - edited videos , and spoof ___MASK20___ formats . The show featured Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith , and Griff Rhys Jones , as well as Chris Langham in the first series . The Lion King is a 1994 American animated ___MASK14___ ___MASK61___ film , produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film . The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by William Shakespeare ' s " Hamlet ". The film was produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance . " The Lion King " was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff , produced by Don Hahn , and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi , Jonathan Roberts , and Linda Woolverton . Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice , and original scores were written by Hans Zimmer . The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick , James Earl Jones , Jeremy Irons , Jonathan Taylor Thomas , Moira Kelly , Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella , Rowan Atkinson , Robert Guillaume , Madge Sinclair , Whoopi Goldberg , Cheech Marin , and Jim Cummings .