Rowan Attkinson - smug?

[Muddy Ground]

I see today that Rowan has crashed his F1 car into a tree. Is it me or did he come over as a smug git on Top Gear the other day? I normally warm to all of the guests but he left me feeling cold.

PIJ

 

[asterix]

'should have kept the mini.

 

[Archie_tect]

When everyone constantly tells a person that they are a genius they're bound to start to believe it.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I have never really been a fan of him to be honest. Although I never really disliked him either.

 

[cisamcgu]

Excellent in Blackadder, surprisingly good in Johnny English, but otherwise I'm not really a fan, and find the Mr Bean stuff painfully bad.

 

[LosingFocus]

Just to clarify, it's his McLaren F1, not an "F1 car".

Shame, such a beautiful car.

 

[Muddy Ground]

Mr Bean is banned from our house but my five year old smuggled a copy in and loves it. I like the stuff he does generally, but now I can see why he doesn't do interviews that often. I do feel sorry for him and his car though - if anybody could love a car, he loved that one.

PIJ

 

[tyred]

I always enjoyed the columns he wrote for Car magazine many years ago.

 

[Paulus]

I saw Rowan Atkinson in his one man show in 1986, I thought he was very very funny. I don't like the Mr Bean stuff, but the Blackadder series was class. I am not interested in cars, so the accident he has had won't make me weep for smashing up a "super" car. No one else was hurt fortunately, and Mr Atkinson is being let out today so luckily his injuries aren't serious either.

 

[Muddy Ground]

I'd forgotten those! He's a clever and funny man, you can't take that away, and he clearly has a passion for cars that runs deep. Pity he's so bloomin smug about it all.

PIJ

 

[GaryA]

I liked his talents but comes across badly...
anyone who can crash a car with that level of grip on a public road has been doing something stupid and dangerous

Maybe he should grow up and stop re-playing teenage fantasies

 

[Hover Fly]

It's a long time ago, but I seem to remember him publicly promising to lay off the fast cars after an accident before.

 

[gbb]

It would be interesting to know how such a capable car lost control within the speed limits of our roads. Thankfully another road user was not involved.

I believe the crash happened in or near a small village called Haddon...which is about 3 miles as the crow flies from where i live. I often cycle through there. Its single track road in places has a very steep hill just outside the village with passing places and some poor forward visibility. If it was there. with any reasonable speed, i can see how its happened.
I did wonder...what on earth brings Mr Bean to Haddon ???

 

[PBancroft]

For all we know he crashed his car avoiding a pelican.

 

[Mark_Robson]

For all we know he crashed his car avoiding a pelican.

Was it crossing?......................................I'll get my coat.