Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean will feature at this year's Goodwood Revival
The Goodwood Revival is the only ‘Period’ Race meeting in the world, and this year’s event – 18-20th September – is focusing on the Mini’s 50th Anniversary and the 80th Birthday of Stirling Moss.
But one big petrolhead – who is a Goodwood regular – is Rowan Atkinson, and Goodwood has persuaded him to recreate the Mr Bean sketch – for it is Rowan who is Mr Bean – driving a Mini whilst seated on the roof ,utilising a variety of household articles to control the Mini from a comfy armchair. I can’t confess to being a Mr Bean fan (although I adore Black Adder), but Mr Bean has made Rowan a very rich man, so I’m sure it will prove a big draw.
Apart from his daily sketch recreation, Rowan will be driving a 1965 Austin Mini Cooper S in the St Mary’s Trophy saloon car race, which this year is all-Mini and recreates a Mini race that took place at Goodwood in the early sixties.
Rowan will also be driving his Jaguar Mk VI as part of Goodwood’s celebration of Sir Stirling Moss reaching 80. Goodwood has managed to gather together 80 of the 96 cars that Sir Stirling drove during his career, which is no mean feat and is worth the ticket price on its own. Also on view will be a heap of legs sporting mini skirts down a recreation of 1960s Carnaby Street.
A great weekend out.
Beverley says
Just to say that my husband and I went to this revival meeting this year. We have never been before. I am not crazy about cars, although my husband is, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everything that could be in period fashion, was. There was even an old steam engine – as far as I could make out – making the hay machine work in the middle of the track. The whole thing was absolutely amazing. I just wish we had more time to enjoy the whole day. It was well worth the visit. Rowan Atkinson was great. He waved away and looked really good in his armchair!! Brilliant.