The Changes

The Changes (1975)

33 mistakes - chronological order

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Season 1 generally

Continuity mistake: In the final scene of episode 1 and the first scene of episode 2 when Nicky is talking to the old man, the cat siting on the man's lap changes position, as do the man's arms, every time the angle changes.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: In the first scene when Nicky is doing her homework there is a horse ornament on the table in front of her which is in a different position with every shot.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: After Nicky has been separated from her parents, Nicky and her father are walking the streets looking for each other. A horse and cart with lots of children on the cart and a line of children walking behind it goes past Nicky. She sees her father walking on the other side on the road, but when she walks behind the cart to cross the road, the camera angle changes, and the children have changed places in the line.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: After he has destroyed the television Mr Gore tries to light his pipe. If you look outside you can see several cars parked outside the Gore's house, in the following scenes outside this house all the cars have gone. They couldn't have been driven after "the changes" had started.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: The same extras can be seen several times throughout this episode in the chaos scenes in the city and when walking through the country roads to the coast.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Sheila is walking down the steps to get to the boat, she stops walking when she feels a pain. The angle changes and the people walking behind her have changed position.

The Noise - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: After dark when Nicky puts the candle in front of the clock to see what the time is, in the close up shot the items around the clock have changed position.

The Noise - S1-E1

Factual error: When Mr Gore destroys the television set, it is obviously a prop, as when he breaks the screen there is no noise, in reality there would be a loud bang as there is a vacuum behind a TV screen of that era.

The Bad Wires - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: All the action in this episode takes place on the same day, but Nicky is first wearing a brown jumper, then when her and the Sikhs stop for a break Nicky is wearing a blue jumper, then later on she is wearing a black one, with the same grey skirt and blue anorak.

The Bad Wires - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When the Sikhs turn their carts round after Nicky tells them not to go through the streets, the angle changes and Nicky and Kewal (in the green shirt) have changed positions. Also a blue Austin 1100 parked behind them appears and disappears between shots.

The Bad Wires - S1-E2

Plot hole: During "the changes" people fear machinery, but the woman who pulls back her curtains to watch Nicky and the sikhs go past is wearing a watch.

Hostages! - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Kewal tells the two girls to go into the barn to look after the hostage children, outside the barn Nicky goes through the door first but when the angle changes to inside the barn Ajeet is in front of Nicky.

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Hostages! - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: During the sword fight when Chacha is fighting the chief robber they are both on horseback, but when the angle changes Chacha is standing on the ground fighting the chief who is still on a horse, next scene of the fight Chacha is on the horse again.

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Hostages! - S1-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When the Sikhs are gathering at the farm outside the barn ready to go and fight the robbers at the mansion house, you can see a lighting unit inside the barn.

Hostages! - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Ajeet and Nicky are crouched behind the hedge outside the manor house. Nicky restrains Ajeet by putting her left hand on Ajeet's right shoulder and her right hand is on the ground, the angle changes and both Nicky's hands are on the lapels on Ajeet's coat and she pulls her down behind the hedge. Ajeet's hair plaits also change position.

Hostages! - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: Nicky is crouched down behind the wall, listening to the chief robber telling the villagers what his gang is going to do. One of the robbers throws a chain over the wall, nearly hitting her. Nicky ducks her head down to avoid the chain hitting her, but when the angle changes Nicky's head is upright and she ducks a second time, also she has moved back along the wall a little way.

Witchcraft! - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Davy Gordon picks up a pitchfork and starts searching the barn you can see the lighting rig and a crew member reflected in the tractor windscreen.

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