Continuity mistake: At the start of the episode when Alan is driving, he has one hand on the wheel in one shot, then both in the next. (00:01:55)
Continuity mistake: When Alan is using his dictaphone, he lies down on the bed. In the next shot, his hand has moved onto his stomach. (00:07:40)
Continuity mistake: When Alan thrusts the cheese into Tony Hayers, you see a waiter come from the camera side and put a hand on him to pull him away. In the next shot of Alan, as he runs from the table, the waiter is now on the other side. (00:24:40)
Continuity mistake: At the start of the episode, Alan says the time and presses the button. In the next shot his arm is lowered. (00:00:25)
Continuity mistake: In the scene at Radio Norwich where Alan is speaking to the other DJ through the window, the Valentine's cards on the ledge keep changing position from shot to shot. (00:01:25)
Continuity mistake: When Alan and Jill are driving, the background shows they are driving in a straight line. In the next shot, the road behind them has a visible bend in it. (00:17:30)
Continuity mistake: When Alan puts music on in the car, both him and Jill are looking down. In the next shot they are both looking forwards. (00:17:35)
Continuity mistake: When Alan buys the rose, he reaches into his pocket for money, then in the next shot the waiter hands the rose to Jill and Alan does not give him any money at all. (00:18:00)
Continuity mistake: When Michael tries to take Alan's big plate, Jill holds the menu in both hands. In the next shot she is holding it in just one. (00:18:25)
Continuity mistake: After the cow is dropped on Alan's boat, there is a quick scramble of shots. One of the shots shows the farmers who just dropped the cow. However, this camera shot shows them (and the bridge) as being a lot further away than they actually could be having dropped the cow only a few seconds earlier, especially given that the boat is moving slowly and appears to stop when the cow is dropped. (00:27:00)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan sees the staff playing charades, he turns to look at them. In the next shot he has moved about three feet closer to them. (00:03:25)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan looks out of his bedroom window, the Dictaphone vanishes from his hands between shots. (00:07:00)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Ben and Sophie appear from the bushes, Sophie walks in front of Ben. In the next shot they are stood next to each other. (00:07:05)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan watches Sophie and Ben kiss from his hotel window, the curtain moves between shots. (00:07:10)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan is walking down the M11, the first shot shows a blue car driving towards him, yet in the next shot the car does not pass him. (00:10:55)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan walks back from the petrol station down the M11, a white van drives past him, yet in the next shot the van has vanished. (00:12:00)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan looks out of his window and sees Michael, his hands twice change positions between shots. (00:12:40)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: At the end of the pretend gun fight between Michael and Alan, the curtain is in front of Alan's shoulder. In the next shot, the curtain is behind his back. (00:12:50)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Alan tests his seat belt, he leans forward in front of Lynn. In the next shot he is sat back and leans forward again. (00:13:35)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: In the car, after Alan asks Lynn if she has lied, he is not wearing his seat belt. In the next shot he is. (00:14:05)
Chosen answer: He was played by Ian Puleston-Davies. He is best known for his role as Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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