Character mistake: Gripper tells Georgie that he and Denny are bunking off their next lesson to go to the cafe, but they do actually go to their next lesson where they find Randir writing on the blackboard.
eric 64
16th May 2022
Grange Hill (1978)
6th Nov 2020
Cry Wolf (1969)
Character mistake: When Tony's mum is getting in to the car Tony tries to tell her that Stella tried to kidnap him, she calls him Terry instead of Tony.
3rd Nov 2020
Cry Wolf (1969)
Character mistake: Tony and Stella are leaving the warehouse to get away from the villains. She calls him Tony - how did she know his name, as she only just met him a few minutes earlier, and he didn't tell her his name?
26th Oct 2020
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958)
Character mistake: As the vicar, Moira and Charles leave the garage after returning the car, Mr Goorlie calls Ralph Charles.
16th Oct 2020
Eastenders (1985)
Character mistake: When Pat goes to Roy Evans' car showroom to complain about the dodgy car he sold to her son David, she asks Roy if he has any children. Roy replies that he has two sons which was true, but at this time Roy didn't know he had a second son, Nathan, conceived years before when Roy had an affair with his secretary Doreen. He only found out years later when Nathan turned up to tell Roy that Doreen was terminally ill. When Roy was speaking to Pat he only knew about his first son and business partner Barry.
9th Oct 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Character mistake: Herbie is making an anonymous phone call to Tony Kirby arranging for him to meet Vaughan. He gives a time 3 o'clock but no location, how did Kirby know where to go when he didn't know who was making the call and no location was given? (00:41:56 - 00:42:25)
Suggested correction: We don't hear the whole conversation. Herbie says "I thought you might like to meet him." Then it cuts to Mr. Kirby. He says "I think so" and is writing something down, but we don't hear what Herbie is saying. Then when he's finished writing he asks "what time?" It's safe to say Herbie was giving him the address and he was writing it down before being told "3:00."
17th Jan 2020
Grange Hill (1978)
Episode #7.1 - S7-E1
Character mistake: After Zammo has walked Jackie to Brookdale he is chased off by Gluxo. During the chase Gluxo falls over he calls out "you wait, I'll have you Mcguire." No way for him to know Zammo's name when this is the first time they've seen each other and they go to different schools. (00:08:27)
24th Oct 2019
Common mistakes
Character mistake: People who run after cars when they drive away expecting to catch up with it on foot.
Suggested correction: Generally, people aren't thinking too forwardly or rationally when someone they're pursuing is about to get away. Their lizard-brain just thinks "getting away -> chase," not considering how unlikely (though not impossible) it is for them to either catch up with the car before it fully accelerates or when it makes a turn, then either pull the driver out of the car or jump on the car.
14th Mar 2019
Grange Hill (1978)
Character mistake: Miss Summers tells Mr Sutcliffe that she has to check on some our third year friends meaning Jackie Heron, Brenda and Lucy. But these three girls are in fact fifth years.
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