Continuity mistake: When Helen and Ziggy are leaving the fish and chip shop, you see a white viva van parked opposite the shop. But when Helen and Ziggy get outside the shop, the van has gone.
Continuity mistake: When Mr Griffiths is driving back to school in the van after picking up Harriet, he takes a right turn. The angle changes to Ziggy and Robbie running on the pavement beside the van, a beige Vauxhall Cavalier turning left, and a lawn mower on the grass verge that should have been in the previous shot but weren't. (00:18:39)
Continuity mistake: When Mr Griffiths is driving Harriet back to grange hill in his van he pulls up outside some shops for a few seconds in between parking and leaving there are different vehicles parked behind the van.
Visible crew/equipment: After picking up Harriet from the stables the camera, boom mike and some crew members can be seen reflected in the side of Mr. Griffiths' van after he shuts the driver's door.
Visible crew/equipment: During registration, when Mr. Scott is handing out the diaries, an overhead microphone is in shot when Scott says to Ziggy, "Come on, Eric." (00:03:50)
Visible crew/equipment: While Miss Booth is talking to Mr Mckenzie, lighting equipment is reflected in the door window.
Continuity mistake: Mrs McClusky drives into the school car park; there is a red Vauxhall Cavalier and a gold Vauxhall Nova parked outside the school. The angle changes when Roland walks in and talks to Danny; there is now a red VW Golf and a white Morris Marina parked where the two Vauxhalls were. The angle changes again when Banksie arrives on his motorbike; there is now a white Citroën parked where the red Golf was. (00:01:05 - 00:01:56)
Continuity mistake: Mrs McClusky drives into the school car park and stops to talk to Danny. There is a blue Ford Escort and a yellow Ford Fiesta parked in the first row of the car park. The angle changes when Banksie arrives on his motorbike, and the two cars have gone; there is now an orange Mini and a green Fiat parked in their spaces. (00:01:38 - 00:02:02)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mrs McCluskey parks in the school car park camera's and crew members are reflected in the side of her car.
Visible crew/equipment: In registration just after Mr Scott says "I'm not going to tolerate anymore of this behaviour" a boom mike shadow can be seen on the blackboard.
Visible crew/equipment: When Banskie opens the door of Bronson's car in the school car park the camera and its operator are reflected in the car window.
Revealing mistake: When Freddie is on his bunk listening to his Walkman you can hear the music, but you can see that there is no cassette in the Walkman.
Visible crew/equipment: As Mr Glover drives off after dropping Julia off at school you can see the camera and its operator reflected in the windows of Mr Glover's car.
Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the protest in the radio room as the students rush over to the door to speak to Danny you can see a boom mike shadow moving up the wall.
Other mistake: Hollo goes into the hall where Perry is with Louise, Cheryl and Julie after Hollo has taken Perry's money for the bet he says "hope you win, Perry". Hollo couldn't know his name when he hadn't met Perry before or been introduced to him.
Continuity mistake: In the final scene at the party when the conga starts, Julie is at the front followed by Freddie, Jackie, Zammo, Mrs McClusky, Ronnie, Gonch, Louise, an extra, Calley, Robbie wearing an orange and green party hat and Trev. Then when the conga goes through the door and out into the playground the first 5 are the same, followed by Ronnie (who is now wearing a party hat), Gonch, Mrs Reagan, Jane, Hollo, Calley, Robbie (now wearing a yellow party hat), Cheryl and Trev (who is now wearing the hat Robbie was wearing). As the conga goes round the playground Hollo disappears from the line up and Louise moves further back.
Visible crew/equipment: At the presentation when Mrs. McClusky introduces Mr. Owen, you can see a boom mike shadow on his bald head.
