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Mr Benn is a character created by David McKee who appears in several children's books, and an animated television series of the same name originally transmitted by the BBC in 1971 and 1972. Whether in a book, or on television, Mr Benn's adventures take on a similar pattern. Mr Benn, a man wearing a black suit and bowler hat, leaves his house at 52 Festive Road and visits a fancy-dress costume shop where he is invited by the moustache, fez-wearing shopkeeper to try on a particular outfit. He leaves the shop through a magic door at the back of the changing room and enters a world appropriate to his costume, where he has an adventure (which usually contains a moral) before the shopkeeper reappears to lead him back to the changing room, and the story comes to an end. Mr Benn returns to his normal life, but is left with a small souvenir of his magical adventure. Additionally, scenes before and after his adventure usually have some connection to it, such as the games the children are playing in the street as he passes. ==The books== Several of Mr Benn's adventures are available to buy in book-form: four were published originally, and further books in the 1990s were based on the television series. The original four books were: ''Mr Benn - Red Knight'', ''Big Game Benn'', ''123456789 Benn'', and ''Big Top Benn''. There were six original books planned, but the fifth and sixth were never published. The fifth was called ''Mr Benn Rides Again'', the story of which was used to make the television episode ''The Cowboy''. The sixth, never completed, was ''Superbenn'', in which the superhero Mr Benn sets out on an environmental adventure. There is one book for which no corresponding television episode has () been made. ''123456789 Benn'' was published in 1970 (ISBN 0-234-77361-8) and tells the story of Mr Benn as a convict (hence the number) inspiring his jail-mates to brighten up their cells. This was due to the BBC – who screened the television series – feeling that the story was too controversial. A new story was published in 2001, the first Mr Benn story that David McKee had written in thirty years, and is called ''Mr Benn - Gladiator'' (ISBN 1-84270-024-3). McKee has indicated that he may write more Mr Benn stories in the future. 2001 also saw the publication of ''Mr Benn's Little Book of Life'' (ISBN 0-09-943649-3) by Tess Read, which explores the lessons of Mr Benn's adventures. The only character who appears several times, apart from Mr Benn and the shopkeeper, is Smasher Lagru. Smasher first appears as an inmate in ''123456789 Benn'', and then after his release in ''Big-Top Benn'' and the new ''Mr Benn, Gladiator''. A 'Mr Benn Annual' (ISBN 0-85096-029-0) was published by Polystyle Publications Ltd in 1972. It was written by Jan Falconer and illustrated by David McKee. This contained a number of illustrated text stories, three strip-cartoon style adventures and a few puzzle pages. Mr Benn visits: China for a kite festival, a fairytale Arabia, Venice and Holland. He also becomes a barrow boy in a pearly suit and meets Mr Grubbly and his animal friends in the African jungle. Tate Publishing republished all of the original books in 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mr Benn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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