Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.5 - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: When the kids are climbing up the rubbish dump some waste food is dropped on them. There is a shot of Harvey as the food lands on him, and he accidentally hits the camera, shaking the shot. (00:03:16)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.4 - S1-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Dinah is admitted into the building she walks through a doorway into a dark room. If you watch when she passes through the door you can see a male crew member wearing a white T-shirt reflected in the metal that lines the doorway. (00:14:34)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.3 - S1-E3

Other mistake: After the Demon Headmaster has been drenched in goo on the TV show Eddy Hair ends the show and there is a shot of the children shouting his catchphrase, in this shot you can see Eddy's cameraman crouched on the floor at the bottom of the stairs looking injured and holding his arm. There's no explanation as to why. (00:20:49)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Visible crew/equipment: When the assembly is dismissed and children are leaving the hall the camera moves to follow Dinah. As it does so the camera's shadow is cast on a couple of the students it passes. (00:23:12)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: Towards the end of the episode when Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey are walking to school you can see a man and a woman stood at the end of their driveway watching filming. (00:19:28)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Lloyd and Harvey are studying in the library (just before Harvey says "what do you think they're doing?") the boom microphone drops down into the frame above Lloyd's head. (00:14:17)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When we see Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey walking to school the first time if you watch the top of the screen you can see the boom mic drop down into the shot a few times. (00:04:42)

Jack Vaughan

Trivia: The show is adapted from four of Gillian Cross' "Demon Headmaster" novels. The first half of the first series is adapted from "The Demon Headmaster", the second half is adapted from "The Prime Minister's Brain", the second series is adapted from "The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again" and the third series is adapted from "The Demon Headmaster Takes Over."

Jack Vaughan

Trivia: The music used for the Octopus Dare computer game is an 8-bit rendition of the show's main theme tune.

Jack Vaughan

The General - S1-E6

Visible crew/equipment: During the street party, when the interviewer asks Number 6 questions about European history, you can see a microphone in the bottom right of the screen. (00:28:08)

Jack Vaughan

The Schizoid Man - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: After uncovering the deception Number 6 enters his doppelgängers home to confront him. As the door opens you can see the shadow of a crew member on the wall next to the door. He is hidden behind the partition. (00:39:18)

Jack Vaughan

The Schizoid Man - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: When Alison enters Number 2's chamber we see a POV shot of Number 6, Number 2 and the doppelgänger facing the camera. If you look closely you can see jittery lines at various points on the screen were the two Number 6's have been poorly overlaid. (00:26:24)

Jack Vaughan

The Schizoid Man - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: Throughout the shooting competition between Number 6 and his Dopplegänger there are numerous shots where both Number 6's are facing the camera and you can see a jittery line running down the middle of the shot where the shots were poorly overlaid.

Jack Vaughan

The Schizoid Man - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: When Number 6 lights up a cigar with the other Number 6 you can see by watching the cigar smoke that there is an exact point on the screen where the cigar smoke cannot travel beyond, revealing that there are two shots being overlaid. (00:16:41)

Jack Vaughan

Free for All - S1-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Number 6 collapses in the cave drinking den you can see the shadow of the camera cast on the lower left side of the screen as he hits the floor. (00:40:22)

Jack Vaughan

Free for All - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: When Rover is sent after Number 6, while he is attempting to escape the island in the speedboat, there is an overhead shot of Number 6 in the speedboat and you can see he is being played by a stunt double. (00:29:18)

Jack Vaughan

Free for All - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: During the council meeting Number 2's gavel jumps around on his table from shot to shot. (00:16:23)

Jack Vaughan

A. B. and C. - S1-E3

Visible crew/equipment: Just before Number 14 talks to Number 6 (in his dream) you can see the shadow of the camera on the piece of equipment she uses to enter his dream as she walks toward it. (00:25:25)

Jack Vaughan

A. B. and C. - S1-E3

Visible crew/equipment: When "A" confronts Number 6, as he attempts to leave the party, there is a shot facing Number 6 with a doorman either side of him and if you look in the top right of the screen you can see a boom microphone poke out from behind the door. (00:12:48)

Jack Vaughan

The Chimes of Big Ben - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: When Number 2 and Nadia are in the box, the illusion that they are separated is broken by the edge of Number 2's blanket (and it's shadow) curling round into Nadia's side. (00:39:16)

Jack Vaughan