Editing Mr. Bean (section)

=== Irma Gobb ===
Mr. Bean's long-suffering girlfriend, Irma Gobb (played by [[Matilda Ziegler]]), appears in three episodes. In "[[The Curse of Mr. Bean]]" and "[[Mr. Bean Goes to Town]]", the character is simply credited as "the girlfriend". She is treated relatively inconsiderately by Bean, who appears to regard her more as a friend and companion rather than as a love interest. However, he does become jealous when she dances with another man at a disco in "Mr. Bean Goes to Town", and she certainly expects him to propose to her on Christmas Day in "[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean]]"; his failure to do so results in her leaving him for good. Despite this, she later reappears in ''[[Mr. Bean (animated TV series)|Mr. Bean: The Animated Series]]''. It is revealed in the book ''Mr. Bean's Diary'' that her name is Irma Gobb and she works as a librarian at the local library.<ref>Rowan Atkinson & Robin Driscoll, ''Mr. Bean's Diary'', London: Boxtree Ltd, 1993</ref>

In the Comic Relief sketch "Torvill & Bean", Bean is accompanied by a female companion portrayed by [[Sophie Thompson]] whose overall appearance resembles Gobb's.