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Mr. Bean's grandfather dies on his 90th birthday in the diary, meaning he was born in 1903 and was around 52 when Mr. Bean was born. Irma Gobb first appears as the librarian at the library Mr. Bean visits; although he takes her out several times, she does not become his girlfriend, and marries "Giles Gummer" by the end of the book. Mr. Bean's oven breaks down and so he attempts to bake a cake by dumping a bag of flour and eggs on a community bonfire on November 5th. It is mistaken for a bomb by local police and he is arrested.
January 4-5 contain a reference to Mr. Bean's visit to the swimming pool in The Curse of Mr. Bean, including a draft of the letter of apology for his trunks coming off. Mr. Bean is revealed to be a fan of Shirley Bassey, and of a fictional horror writer named Zak Brood. The book ends on a sad note as Mr. Bean writes repeated letters to Santa asking for a drum kit, but since he has no-one to actually exchange presents with, buys himself a brass hook for his toilet door and spends Christmas alone. There is also a reference to Mr. Bean taking Irma Gobb to see a horror film in The Curse of Mr. Bean which reveals that he then spent two weeks sleeping with the light on, nailing boards over his front door, and calling the local vicar to perform an exorcism.