Continuity mistake: Normally the windows in Mr Rumbold's office are latch swing open style, but when the staff are viewing the parade they are plainer push up windows.
Are You Being Served? (1972)
1 continuity mistake in By Appointment
Starring: Frank Thornton, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard
Genres: Comedy
The Father Christmas Affair - S4-E7
Revealing mistake: At the end, when Mr. Grace is inspecting the Father Christmases, you can see his secretary behind the scenery waiting for her cue.
Mr. Humphries: I'm free!
Trivia: The "lift voice" heard during the theme song in each episode is that of Stephanie Gathercole, who played Mr. Rumbold's secretary in the earliest episodes.
Question: If Mrs. Slocombe had squatters in her new flat, why didn't she simply call the police and have them removed?
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Answer: That wasn't possible in 1972. Until recently squatting was a civil offence in the UK, not a criminal one, and removing squatters was a complex and time consuming business.