You have to go back three years, when Rowan Atkinson first teamed up with Netflix for its Man vs. Bee series. That series was announced not to be returning for a second season, which seemed to mean we wouldn’t be getting any more Trevor Bingley. It’s a Christmas miracle, then, that the character is back this year for a four-episode mini-series, facing a new set of troubles.

The Christmas season is here, and Trevor Bingley has long since left his role as a housekeeper, now working at a primary school as the caretaker and odd-job man. He isn’t having the best time, with money tight and his family having moved on with new partners and new challenges. The prospect of spending Christmas alone this year feels very real.

After being told he’s been let go from the school, Bingley is offered an

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