Continuity: At the start of the episode when Rodney and Grandad are arguing, Del walks past Grandad and past the chair next to him, yet in the next shot he walks past the chair again.
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Only Fools and Horses (1981) - 22 mistakes in series 1
These mistakes are currently being ordered by time. Entries without times will appear at the end.
Big Brother
Continuity: At the start of the episode when Del walks behind Grandad's chair, the way he is holding his jacket changes between shots.
Go West Young Man
Continuity: At the start of the episode when Del drinks his tea, he picks up the cup with the spoon still in it. When he puts it down the spoon has gone.
Revealing: When Del pays the waiter, he puts the money in a glass. As he's walking away, it falls out and no-one notices it.
Revealing: At the end of the episode when Del and Rodney get hit by the car, Del jolts forwards slightly before we hear the sound of the crash.
Cash and Curry
Continuity: Near the beginning of the episode, when Del talks about his Polaroid, there are no extras walking behind him. The shot changes quickly to Rodney, then to a wide shot of both Rodney and Del in which time the 2 extras walking in front of Vimmal have manages to walk down the stairs behind them.
Continuity: When Del is at Vimmal's house, he drops his biscuit in his tea, yet when he takes it out again it is dry.
Continuity: When Del put the money on Vimmel's table, the statue jumps from the table to Del's hand between shots.
The Second Time Around
Continuity: At the start of the episode, Del hands the box of tissues to his customer, but in the next shot the box has jumped into the hands of the man standing next to her.
Visible crew/equipment: After Del talks about Pauline's second husband kicking the bucket, a boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen.
Revealing: When Del, Grandad and Rodney come home to the flat after staying with their Aunt, as Grandad is checking the kitchen you can see Lennard Pearce standing by the door waiting for his cue.
A Slow Bus to Chingford
Visible crew/equipment: When Del asks Rodney if he is still looking for a job, in the next shot the shadow of a boom mic can be seen on the bottom left corner of the sofa.
The Russians Are Coming
Continuity: At the start of the episode when Del say 'a butcher or chemist' Rodney is looking straight forwards. In the next shot he is looking at Del.
Visible crew/equipment: When Rodney says that the country isn't prepared for war, a boom mic shadow can be seen on the sofa as Rodney walks past it.
Continuity: Just before Grandad suggests building the shelter in the New Forest, as Del goes to look the plans for the shelter you can see Grandad sit forwards in his chair. In the next shot Grandad is now sitting back in his chair.
Visible crew/equipment: When Grandad complains his TV doesn't have a picture, a boom mic can be seen in the top left of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: In the shelter when Del says, 'Think what i could do with £1000' the shadow of a boom mic can be seen in the top right corner of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: When Del says they should drop a bomb on all Russian cities, a boom mic shadow can be seen in the top right corner of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: Just before Rodney calls Del a ruthless mercenary, a boom mic shadow can be seen on the far left of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: When Del says about Kenneth Moore in the shelter, a huge boom mic shadow can be seen moving on the wall behind him.
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