Plot

At the bus stop, Mr Bean tries his best to revive a heart attack victim. Later, he is posting a letter. Then, Mr Bean demonstrates a novel method of packing and disposes of another passenger, and tries to entertain an airsick boy.

At the bus stop, Mr Bean tries his best to revive a heart attack victim before using an ambulance to jump-start his own mini-car. Later, when posting a letter, he loses his only stamp, but that doesn't stop him from sending his letter on its way. Whilst preparing for his holiday, Mr Bean demonstrates a novel (if not entirely efficient) method of packing, then disposes of a bothersome train passenger, and tries to entertain an airsick boy during a plane flight.—Anonymous

Act 1: The Heart Attack Man and the Postbox Mr. Bean goes out to post a letter. After using a series of keys to retrieve his car's ignition key, he discovers that the battery is flat, so decides to take the bus. Upon reaching the bus stop, the man (Roger Sloman) already waiting there has a heart attack, terrifying Bean. Bean tries to revive him by stomping on him, stuffing pills down his throat, trying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (with the man's magazine) and using electric shock treatment using jump leads connected to a nearby lamppost. The electric shock treatment initially works, but he forgets to remove the jump leads from his hands when the man offers a handshake, giving the man another electric shock, making him pass out again. An ambulance arrives; while the paramedics treat the man, Bean uses the ambulance battery to jump start his Mini. Bean drives off and leaves the ambulance disabled due to a dead battery, forcing the paramedics to call for a replacement.

Afterwards, Bean heads to a postbox, but on the way he accidentally swallows his postage stamp. He offers to post a letter for a lady (Su Douglas), pretends that he has posted it but hangs on to it until she is gone, so that he can use it for his own letter. He removes the stamp using steam from his car radiator, and sticks it to his own letter using a sweet stuck (since the first episode) to the inside of his pocket. He sticks it to his own letter with a fist (when using just one finger to stick it down does not work). The postman (John Rolfe) arrives to empty the postbox, just as the lady returns to find her letter on the ground. She complains to the postman that there was a stamp on her letter, but now it is gone. Bean hides inside the postbox to avoid getting reprimanded by the postman for the theft of the stamp. He gets locked inside for an unknown amount of time (the original commercial break occurred here), though as the postbox had a "1" showing, it was probably all night. He keeps trying to call out for attention, which goes unnoticed, and then he waves his tie out of the hole only to attract a dog who yanks on it, nearly choking him. When he is finally released (by another postman), he loses his car keys down a drain and gets a bus home. He waits at the bus stop with another man. The man gets on the bus but Bean cannot as all the seats are full, forcing Bean to wait for the next one.

Act 2: The Holiday At his bedsit, Bean packs for a holiday but his small briefcase does not have enough space for his clothes, as well as some cans of baked beans. He reduces the size of his belongings (often using scissors) to fit them into the case by cutting a pair of trousers (before realizing he already has a pair of shorts), breaking his toothbrush, pouring some toothpaste down the sink, taking just one sandal and packing a flannel instead of a towel. He does not have the heart to cut up Teddy. After finally managing to fit his things in the small case, he reaches under the bed, only to discover that he has a larger case. However, because his small briefcase is already full, he just puts it into the larger suitcase, along with the one thing he could not pack before, a book.

Bean boards a train and reads the book, sitting across from another man (Stephen Frost) who is also reading. When the man reaches a funny moment in his book, he begins laughing loudly and continuously, distracting Bean. Bean struggles to cover his ears to avoid the laughter, eliciting curious stares when the man looks up. He finds some chewing gum under the carriage seats, pushes it into his ears and thus it works to block out the noise. Finally, the train conductor (Nick Hancock) comes in and asks to check their tickets. Bean is startled by his presence, and accidentally throws his book with the ticket tucked inside out of the train window, and the man bursts out laughing once more.

Eventually, Bean boards an airplane, but he is forced (by the air-hostess (Eryl Maynard)) to look after a sick boy (Hugo Mendez) next to him, who is travelling all by himself. He tries to cheer the boy up by various means, by sticking magazine bits on his face to amuse him, playing with a self-inflating life jacket (it later flies out of Bean's seat) and by blowing air into a paper bag and trying to pop it. Realising the bag has holes in it, he starts searching for another empty bag. While his back is turned, the boy vomits into a sickness bag and offers the bag to Bean, who takes it unaware and pops the bag between his hands. The act ends with the popping noise of the bag and the screen goes black, leaving the outcome ambiguous and ending the episode.