OPINION - What does it say about Britain that only Mr Bean had the measure of Mohamed Al Fayed?
Mr. Bean, who is an invention of the comic Rowan Atkinson, had the measure of Mohammed Al Fayed. When they met at Harrods, Al Fayed, who was as hungry for celebrity endorsement as he was for young women, stuck his hand out in greeting. Mr. Bean also stuck his hand out: then he put his finger to his nose and waggled it, as children do to show contempt. Sometimes popular culture – and children of popular culture – can tell the truth. Sometimes only they will.