In 2012 , Atkinson reprised his character for a live performance as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony . In the scene , Mr. Bean works within the London Symphony Orchestra in its performance of " Chariots of Fire " , conducted by Simon Rattle . For this scene , Bean does not wear his usual brown tweed sports jacket but the traditional clothing of the musician - white tie and tails . As they perform the piece , Bean is mostly bored with playing the same note repeatedly on the synthesiser and gets jealous of the more interesting part being played on the grand piano . Still bored , he takes out his mobile phone and takes a picture of himself , looking proud . He then sneezes in a comical fashion and tries to retrieve his handkerchief from his bag behind him , finding he can not reach it while at the synthesizer until he uses an umbrella to maintain his performance . When he finally blows his nose with his serviette , he throws it into the grand piano
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Mr. Bean