Television appearances

Canned Laughter (1979), an experimental sitcom pilot for LWT

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979), a charity special for Amnesty International

Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982)

Peter Cook & Co (1980)

The Innes Book of Records (1980), guest appearance

Blackadder as Prince Edmund (The Black Adder); Lord Blackadder (Blackadder II); Edmund Blackadder and Macadder (Blackadder III); Ebenezer Blackadder (Blackadder's Christmas Carol); and Captain Blackadder (Blackadder Goes Forth) (1983–1989)

Saturday Live as guest host (1986)

Mr. Bean as Mr. Bean (1990–2012 various times)

Rowan Atkinson Live as assorted characters (1992) (VHS of live sketches)

Bernard and the Genie as Bernard's Boss (1991) (TV movie)

Funny Business (1992), a documentary about the craft of comedy

A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1992), guest appearance

The Thin Blue Line as Inspector Raymond Fowler (1995–1996)

The Story of Bean as himself (1997)

Blackadder: Back and Forth as Black Adder and Centurion Blaccadicus (2000)

Mr. Bean (animated TV series) as Mr. Bean, voice (2002)

The Comic Relief "Red Nose Day" telecasts, including appearances in:

• Blackadder: The Cavalier Years as Edmund Blackadder (1988)
• Nosenight sketches (1989)
• Mr Bean's Red Nose Day as Mr. Bean (1991)
• The Stonk music video as Mr Bean (1991)
• (I Wanna Be) Elected music video as Mr. Bean (1992)
• Blind Date with Mr Bean as Mr. Bean (1993)
• Torvill and Bean as Mr Bean (1995)
• Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death as The Doctor (1999)
• Popsters as Nasty Neville (2001)
• Lying to Michael Jackson as Martin Bashir (2003)
• Spider-Plant Man as Peter Piper and Spider-Plant Man (2005)
• Mr Bean's Wedding as Mr. Bean (2007)
• The Greatest Worst Bits of Comic Relief as himself (2007)
• Live from Lambeth Palace sketches as the Archbishop of Canterbury (2013)

We Are Most Amused (2008), a special show to celebrate Prince Charles' 60th birthday

Blackadder Rides Again as himself (2008)

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as himself (2009)

The Olympics opening ceremony as Mr. Bean (2012)

Goodness Gracious Me as a doctor alongside Pixie Lott for ITVs From the Heart appeal (2013)