Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe - S10-E1
Revealing mistake: At the end during the credits, Mr. Humphries and the Lady he played are onscreen at the same time and you can see the splice made to allow that to happen.
Are You Being Served? (1972)
1 revealing mistake in Goodbye Mrs. Slocombe
Starring: Frank Thornton, John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard
Genres: Comedy
German Week - S3-E6
Revealing mistake: When Mr. Humphries and Mr. Lucas make their toast with the German mugs, Mr. Lucas' mug breaks but Mr. Humphries' does not. A moment later, when Mr. Humphries notices the mug has not broken, you can see that he crushes the mug with his hand.
Mr. Humphries: I'm free!
Trivia: Frank Thornton, Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Wendy Richard and Nicholas Smith are the only actors to appear in all 69 episodes of the show.
Question: If Mrs. Slocombe had squatters in her new flat, why didn't she simply call the police and have them removed?
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.