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Julia Wicket

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"BEEEAAAAAAANNN!"

- Mrs. Wicket, whenever Mr. Bean does something bad.

"Right!"

- Mrs. Wicket's catchphrase.

Julia Wicket (also known as Mrs. Wicket, Mrs. Julia Wicket or just simply as Wicket) is the main deuteragonist/antagonist of Mr. Bean: The Animated Series. She is Mr. Bean's cranky landlady.

She owns an evil one-eyed cat, Scrapper, whom Bean gave away when he was young. She cares for Scrapper very much and gets very angry if she sees Bean (or anyone else) attacking or mistreating him.

Personality

Mrs. Wicket is a grumpy, hot-headed, and aggressive old woman. She strongly despises Mr. Bean because he ruined her wedding when he was a kid, but nevertheless allows him to stay at the upstairs apartment she owns, under the condition that he does what she says. If angered enough however, she will assault him, or even evict him from the apartment, as seen in "Homeless", "Dead Cat", and "The Fly", the first of which is the main plot point of that episode; she has the right to do so as she’s the landlady. There was even an occasion where Mrs. Wicket ordered Bean to move to the disused room of the apartment as seen in "Inventor". However, Bean is always allowed to move back to his apartment by the next episode. She can be bossy towards Bean and sometimes even go as far as taking Bean as a slave (as seen in "A Royal Makeover") and as a messenger (as seen in "Super Trolley").

In the newer seasons, she has visibly calmed down and is less aggressive towards Bean, and only really gets mad at him for more justified reasons (such as if he does something crazy, makes too much noise, or steals her things). There are times where Wicket can be nice towards Bean, such as throwing him a birthday party, helping him fight with one of wrestlers - Bruise Force, after Bean was accidentally misunderstood as an actual wrestler when he, Wicket, and her friend, Miss Wince went to a wresting show, offering him a pie after she saw Bean in bad state in the episode "All You Can Eat", and admiring Bean's contributions in the episode "Superhero Bean", in which he decided to be a superhero for a day, catch a thief and get people's personal items such as wallets, photos and money back.

Her best friend is Miss Mary Wince. They have known each other since they were both young adults or maybe even earlier. Although Wicket tends to mistreat Wince, especially in Series 1, they remain friends regardless. In the episode "Young Bean", an excited Mary was shown attending Julia's wedding, even throwing confetti. When the camera man was about to take a picture of them all, suddenly, young Bean drove really fast in his wooden, DIY car and crashed into all the people (besides the camera man because he was standing further from all the people). As Julia flew into the air and dropped her bouquet, Mary managed to catch it. While Julia was mad about Bean ruining everything, Mary was still happy because she caught the bouquet.

In the episode "For Sale", Wicket decided she wants to sell her house after the house seller guy successfully convinced her to do so, which would leave Bean questioning where would he live when it gets sold. While Bean messes up the whole flat in various ways so it won't get sold, Wicket and Wince meet each other and firstly just sit on a bench in a park, then they go to their favourite café, drink tea and view an old photo album with pictures of them both from different decades. The first one is black and white and shows picture showing them drinking tea. There's a British flag on the table and even more on the garland in the background. The second picture shows them with funky hairstyles, and in the next photo they both wear hippie clothes, with Wicket holding a carrot cake. They are both surprised about that specific photo and look at each other. In the next photograph, we can see it's the 80's due to the design of the place, Wicket is eating a chocolate cake and Wince is drinking a lemonade. Then we can see the most recent photo. Both friends are wearing jean clothes which suggests the photo was taken during the 90's. There is even a computer or a small TV in the background. Wicket is seen eating a strawberry cake and both Wince and her are, of course, drinking tea. Then, the waiter takes another photo of them both and gives the bill with one candy. Then they both say: "To us!" and raise toast with their tea cups.

Appearance

Mrs. Wicket is a British elderly woman of an average height with light skin, short, blue-grey hair, which she always has tied into a bun. She also has small ears and a large nose with a mole on the left side. Due to being elderly, she also has wrinkles that can be seen on her cheeks and chin.

Most often, Wicket is shown to be wearing a long, purple dress with a slightly lighter lace and an underlace or fluff that is the same colour as the upperlace. In the Series 1 intro, her dress has a floral pattern, which was likely from an earlier design, since they were removed in the current intro from Series 2 onwards. Due to the fact she has rather bad vision, she is always seen wearing her trademark glasses, that make her look sinister, as they are shaped like thick eyebrows. She is also wearing black, possibly high heeled shoes, just like the majority of female characters. She is almost always seen using her wooden cane.

Episode Appearances

Mrs. Wicket's first ever appearance was in the episode "The Fly" (if not counting the intro). Before the animated series was made, she was mentioned in Mr. Bean's Diary, a book about the everyday life of Mr. Bean (from the original live-action series) from 1992 (the book represents a "Highbury District Council" diary for 1993). Despite that, she is only mentioned once in that book and doesn't have any direct interaction with Bean.

As Mrs. Wicket is considered a main character of the series, she has appeared in various episodes and has appeared in all seasons of the animated series, with the only exception being her absence in the Special Episode - "Diamonds Are a Bean's Best Friend", which was released between Series 2 and Series 3.

Even if Wicket is absent in a particular episode, she is always present in the intro of the series, that has been similar throughout all the seasons. However, the list of appearances below only includes the episodes in which Wicket had an actual appearance and role aside from the intro.

Series 1

  1. The Fly (debut)
  2. Bean's Bounty
  3. Mime Games
  4. Spring Clean
  5. No Pets
  6. The Mole
  7. The Sofa
  8. Nurse!
  9. Dead Cat
  10. Young Bean (both younger and older)
  11. Inventor
  12. Car Trouble
  13. Wanted
  14. Big TV (in painting)
  15. Keyboard Capers
  16. Camping
  17. Chocks Away
  18. Super Trolley
  19. Magpie
  20. Cat-Sitting
  21. The Bottle
  22. Scaredy Bean
  23. Hopping Mad!
  24. A Royal Makeover
  25. Egg and Bean (cameo)
  26. Haircut
  27. Treasure!
  28. Homeless

Series 2

  1. Home Movie
  2. Fish Sitting
  3. Green Bean
  4. Litterbugs (cameo)
  5. Rat Trap
  6. All You Can Eat
  7. The Newspaper
  8. Viral Bean
  9. Wedding Day
  10. Hotel Bean
  11. Caring Bean
  12. Taxi Bean
  13. A New Friend
  14. Dig This
  15. Bean Hypnotised
  16. Car Wash
  17. Where Did You Get That Cat?
  18. Valuable Lessons
  19. Halloween
  20. Bean Painting
  21. Wrestle Bean
  22. Bean's Safari
  23. A Round of Golf
  24. Superhero Bean
  25. The Robot (cameo)
  26. Ice Cream
  27. Birthday Party
  28. In The Garden
  29. Ball Pool

Series 3

  1. Game Over
  2. Special Delivery
  3. A Dog's Life
  4. Big Stink
  5. Bed Bean
  6. Spa Day
  7. Bean Encore
  8. Mobile Home
  9. Eau de Bean
  10. Bean Bug
  11. The Big Freeze
  12. Scrapper Cleans Up
  13. Coach Trip
  14. For Sale
  15. Jumping Bean
  16. Cat Chaos
  17. Stick It
  18. Bean at the Museum
  19. Trophy Bean

Series 4

  1. A Day In Bed
  2. Karting Bean
  3. Grounded
  4. Fitness Instructor
  5. Alarm Bean
  6. Operation Wicket
  7. Bean's Blooms
  8. Drone Rescue
  9. Climbing Bean
  10. Bin and Gone
  11. Staycation
  12. Grandfather Clock
  13. Blown Away
  14. Wicket's Driving Lesson
  15. Wicket's Necklace
  16. TBA

Games

She made an appearance in the games Mr. Bean: Special Delivery (2018), Mr. Bean: Around the World (2015) and Mr. Bean's Wacky World (2007/2009).

Quotes

Trivia

  • A running gag of hers involve slamming doors open or shut, causing a nearby flower pot or picture frame to fall and break. She also used to scream loudly when distressed or angry, which would scare the birds resting on the roof of her house, but this gag was retired from Series 2 onwards.
  • Her surname is a pun on the word "wicked", which fits her personality.
  • According to the official Mr. Bean Top Trumps cards, she is 76 years old in the series.
  • When walking, she is almost always seen with her cane, which she also uses to attack Bean when provoked enough.
  • Her voice is notably less gruff and masculine in later seasons, often more composed in tone, likely fitting with her kinder personality. However, in Series 4, her voice notably varies between the softer tone and the more gruffer tone, which returns from the first series.
  • Despite being Bean's landlady, she is rarely seen collecting rent from him on-screen, with the only time so far she is shown doing so being in the episode "Fitness Instructor". However, since Bean was broke, Wicket arranged for him to revamp her garden instead, suggesting that she would allow Bean to stay for free, but only if he does what she says, such as running errands, renovating the apartment, or mowing the backyard.
  • The fact she has a nephew confirms she actually has a brother or a sister.
  • Despite the fact that she doesn't like Bean, her nephew Billy gets along well with him.

Gallery

Julia Wicket/Gallery

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