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24th Oct 2019

Common mistakes

Deliberate mistake: When someone gets into a car and drives away the doors are unlocked with the keys already in the ignition.

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Barney - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the gang see the policeman outside their yard they stop walking suddenly causing Doughnut who is at the back to walk into them, pushing the pie he is eating into his face making a mess, In the next shots of the gang Doughnut's face is clean.

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Tim: Sid what do you know about romance?
Sid: Nothing, I'm married.

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27th Sep 2019

Egghead's Robot (1970)

Other mistake: After the cricket match when Elspeth Wentworth runs away from her father, Mr Wentworth (Richard Wattis) calls her Kathryn, mistakenly calling the character by the actress' name (Kathryn Dawe).

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20th Sep 2019

The Italian Job (1969)

Trivia: Croker has just come out of prison and is met by Lorna who has stolen a Daimler to drive him home in. Croker finds a flag in the car and says "this car belongs to the Pakistani ambassador" which was true, in real life that car did belong to the Pakistani High Commission in London and was hired by the film company.

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Continuity mistake: In the water skiing sequence when Lionel is skiing the skis are separate. After Lionel has finished and Tim has a go he gets on the same skis but when he comes out of the water they are now joined together as one unit.

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Continuity mistake: When the vehicles are driving into the marquee its obvious that after each vehicle is driven into the marquee the film is stopped as the daylight changes as do the clouds.

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Other mistake: On the assault course Hero and Rockbottom are wondering how they are going to get to the concert now that they have lost their van, Rockbottom says that they are well out of the London transport system but when they are on the zip wire you can see two red London transport buses on the road outside.

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Visible crew/equipment: Mrs Barnwell opens the front door of her house to Tim. The reflection of a camera and a light can be seen in the door glass.

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Revealing mistake: When the climax sisters shut their dressing room door after refusing to speak to Tim, the wall wobbles.

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17th Jul 2019

Death in Paradise (2011)

Man Overboard: Part 2 - S6-E6

Continuity mistake: Jack and Humphrey are following the taxi in Jack's grey car, the registration number is DG60 SGY when they start following the taxi and LN63 FEJ when they park in front of it. (00:14:50 - 00:16:25)

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13th Jul 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

19th Jun 2019

Quadrophenia (1979)

Question: Is the uncredited actor who plays the post office van driver who "kills" Jimmy's scooter Derek Martin (Charlie Slater in Eastenders)?

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Answer: Yes.

18th Jun 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

Episode #13.9 - S13-E9

Other mistake: When Mike is showing Robbie the newspaper in the school common room it is dated August. The school year runs from September to July, schools are closed during August for the summer holidays.

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6th May 2019

Carry on Loving (1970)

Continuity mistake: During the food fight Terry and Jenny are sitting next to another couple. Jenny's arms are by her side - the man puts a jelly down the front of his wife's dress, causing Terry and Jenny to laugh in the close up shot. The angle changes to a long shot - Terry has a straight face and Jenny's left arm is now on the table near a glass of wine that wasn't in the close up shot.

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Factual error: Alf and Mike go into the pub for a drink on their way to watch the 1966 world cup final. Parked outside the pub is a car with an E registration plate which means it was first registered between January and July 1967.

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23rd Apr 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

New Faces - S6-E2

Other mistake: Jeremy tells Zammo and Jonah that his school, Rodney Bennett, has a headmaster called Mr Rathbone, but according to the sign outside Rodney Bennett the school has a head mistress, called Miss Carol.

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23rd Apr 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

Thuggies - S6-E4

Continuity mistake: In the final scene during the confrontation at the school gates between Gripper's and Woody's gangs, when Mr Hopwood intervenes, the parked cars on the road opposite the school change between shots.

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21st Apr 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

15th Apr 2019

Grange Hill (1978)

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