To Kill a Mocking Alan - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Alan says, 'There's more to Ireland than this.' The grapefruit juice vanishes from the table. (00:13:55)
Continuity mistake: Just before Alan leaves the fair, there is a wide shot of him at the table. When the angle changes, the extras have moved and the sun has come out. (00:08:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Alan gets the phone call from Sue Cook, the cameraman can be seen in the reflection of the photo on the wall, as Alan stands up. (00:09:50)
Continuity mistake: When Alan says about the custard pie throwing contest, the extras stood by his table change positions between shots. (00:08:15)
Continuity mistake: When Alan shakes Lynn's hand, the next shot shows Alan has moved a foot back and is leaning on the front desk. (00:11:05)
To Kill a Mocking Alan - S1-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Michael shows Alan how to fire a concealed weapon, a boom mic arm and operator can be seen in the reflection of the glass. (00:09:05)
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: After Alan says he's like to know what it feels like for an airbag to go off in his face, it shows a shot of Lynn. In the next shot, she is looking up and Lynn has her finger in the air. (00:14:40)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Revealing mistake: When Alan walks into the petrol station, he immediately has a conversation with a shop worker, however there is a huge queue visible as Alan walks in. He would not have been able to be served that quickly. (00:11:05)
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 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
Visible crew/equipment: When Alan is dictating a message in his room, he walks pasts the TV. If you look closely you can see the reflection of the cameraman. (00:07:00)
Visible crew/equipment: Just after Michael shouts at Alan in Alan's room, a boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen. (00:27:10)
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)
Basic Alan - S1-E4
Visible crew/equipment: When Alan says he's taken apart his trouser press, a crew member can be seen in the reflection of the picture as the camera moves. (00:12:10)
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)
Visible crew/equipment: When Alan sits down with Lynn after the fair, a cameraman can be seen in the reflection of the picture on the wall. (00:09:30)
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 says about putting a cone on his head in the bar, he is holding his pint on the table. In the next shot he is drinking from it. (00:21:45)
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)
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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