Continuity: Throughout the first series Ben and Susan's bedroom had the window on the left of the screen and the bathroom on the right. In the second series onwards the bathroom and the window have mysteriously swapped around. Also the entire layout of the house changes dramaticly.
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Deliberate "mistake": In Series 1 episode 1 Nick can use a laptop fluently, yet in series 1 episode 2, Nick has to ask where the "." button is.
Continuity: When Nick becomes a taxi driver, he gives Ben a lift to the cinema. But he sets off in an exorcist's outfit and arives in plain clothes. If he was driving, he couldn't have got changed.
Factual error: Series 8, Episode 2. A family liaison officer would not be alone on the first job.
Continuity: S9 E1 'Bully For Ben': When Ben is injured, the sweat stains on his shirt keep changing depending on the shot.
Revealing: S9 E1 'Bully For Ben': When Ben gets hit with the punch bag, you can see him bend down and wait for someone to control the punchbag to hit him.
Revealing: S9 E1 "Bully For Ben": When Ben hits the punch bag sideways, it's easy to tell that someone is controlling the punch bag as it never slows down.
Revealing: S9 E1 "Bully For Ben": Ben gets a bullworker out of the box. However, the box is open at both ends and one half of the bullworker is under a sheet. But it is depicted that Ben got it out of the box brand new.
Droit de Seigneur Ben (season 1, episode 3)
Other: At the end, when Nick is painting a nude picture of himself, he moves the mirror and even at a quick glance you can see he has boxers on.
Much Ado About Ben (season 1, episode 8)
Plot hole: Janey is on the phone trying to win concert tickets and says, "She has to be caller number 5, rules of the contest are very strict." Susan then says something else and Janey says on the phone, "Dee I have to go, mum's going mad again." She evidently isn't on the phone to win tickets.
Visible crew/equipment: Just as Ben starts to sing about life, there is a shot of a picture on the piano. If you look at the picture, not Ben, you will see the reflection of a camera or microphone arm.
The Unkindest Cut (season 2, episode 2)
Continuity: The Unkindest Cut: When the pregnant lady is at the dentist, the fish in the tank change place drastically depending on the shot.
Trust Never Sleeps (season 2, episode 4)
Continuity: In series 2 episode 4 "Trust Never Sleeps," Susan is on the phone to a neighbor. Susan then shouts, "Ben!" Surely the neighbor would know it's Ben and Susan.
Revealing: In Series 2 Episode 4, "Trust Never Sleeps," Ben can be seen urinating from a window and Susan slams the window shut. However you can plainly tell by the way Ben is standing that he is not urinating at all.
Death and Ben Take a Holiday (season 2, episode 5)
Continuity: Season 2 Episode 5, Death and Ben Take A Holiday:
Janey throws the bell out the window but you can see she dosent throw it out the window.
Imperfect Strangers (season 3, episode 5)
Revealing: Series 3, Episode 5: "Imperfect Strangers". When Ben and Susan are in the car on the way to Manchester you can see the background is superimposed.
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (season 3, episode 6)
Revealing: Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Ben, at the end, has the tooth blacked out and at one point you can just make out a bit of tooth visible.
Handful of Dust (season 3, episode 10)
Continuity: A Handful of Dust: The amount of cereal Ben has in his bowl changes between shots.
One flew out of the Cuckoo's Nest (season 3, episode 13)
Other: Nick pulls a pint of Tetly on a hand pump. He pulls it once and fills a pint glass. You need to pull the hand pump at least twice before you can get a pint of Tetly.
Continuity: Nick pulls a pint of Tetly and it's still frothing up to a head when he puts it on the bar. Camera cuts and now the pint has settled completely. Something that normally takes a minute or two.
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