Grange Hill

Grange Hill (1978)

47 mistakes in season 2 - chronological order

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Episode #2.1 - S2-E1

Visible crew/equipment: In the changing room after the football match, when Joey Singer and Simon Shaw are arguing a shadow of the camera can be seen on the wall behind Simon.

Episode #2.1 - S2-E1

Other mistake: After assembly Simon Shaw tells Mr. Mitchell that he been transferred into his form, but earlier on, before assembly, Simon was already sat in Mitchell's form.

Episode #2.1 - S2-E1

Other mistake: At the football match Simon Shaw complains to Mr Baxter that he was driving the minibus too fast, but when they left school another teacher was driving the minibus and Baxter was sitting in the passenger seat.

Episode #2.2 - S2-E2

Continuity mistake: When Andrew and Justin are walking home a white car on the road behind them slows down to go through the width restriction and then disappears, as it does not drive past them when the angle changes, and there was nowhere else for it to go.

Episode #2.3 - S2-E3

Plot hole: Miss Summers tells her class that they have the afternoon off school due to an emergency staff meeting. Penny and Suzi leave the room with the other pupils, Miss Summers stays sitting at her desk. As the two girls are walking down the corridor out of school they stop outside the room that the meeting is in to listen. Miss Summers opens the door and tells them to go away - how did she get to the meeting when she was still sitting at her desk when Penny and Suzi left the room?

Episode #2.3 - S2-E3

Other mistake: Mrs Stanton sends Andrew to the shop for some ice cream but he is only gone for 30 seconds, which is not long enough.

Episode #2.4 - S2-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Trisha is asking Sudhamani if she is going to the disco, when Sudhamani says "well if I'm late my father will want to know where I've been" you can see the shadow of the camera moving on the blackboard.

Episode #2.7 - S2-E7

Visible crew/equipment: When Mr Sutcliffe returns to his class after telling Mr Llewellyn that he has a problem with Simon Shaw, a boom mike shadow can be seen on the back of the heads of the two pupils nearest the camera.

Episode #2.8 - S2-E8

Audio problem: When Cathy and Trisha are walking to the post office with Mr Hargreaves walking behind them their mouths are not moving in sync with their dialogue. (00:09:55)

Episode #9.11 - S9-E11

Imelda: I'm gonna get my dad down here to sort you out.
Mr Baxter: You do that, get your whole family down here, I expect they'll be glad to hear you've been nicking money off first year students. You get them all down here, tell them to wear a funny hat and we'll have a party.

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