Benidorm

Season 6 generally

Continuity mistake: In series one Jacqueline and Donald says that big Donna has been banned from the all you can eat places but she comes to Benidorm and they let her get on with it. Then in series 6 big Donna dies and Jacqueline and Donald says she's never been to Benidorm before.

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Episode #1.1 - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Geoff is talking to Donald at the pool bar, just before Geoff swims off, a waiter appears from behind the bush in the background. In the next shot when Geoff swims off, the waiter should still be in shot, but has vanished. (00:14:40)

Episode #9.1 - S9-E1

Continuity mistake: It is revealed in series 9 that Eddie Dawson is turning 70 years of age at the end of that year, however during the previous series which was only 1 year earlier it is mentioned that Eddie is 66 years old.

Summer Special - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: When we find out Mel is in the helicopter, there is a shot of the villain. Judging by the distance between the villain and the roof, the helicopter is at least 10 feet off the ground. Yet when Mel knocks the villain off the ladder, he falls at least 25 feet. Maybe more. (00:41:55)

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Episode #5.5 - S5-E5

Continuity mistake: When Liam is showing the swimming team around the fish market in Calpe, he runs across to the other side of the path, cutting in front of a person in a white jacket. In the next shot directly after you should be able to see the person, but they have vanished.

Episode #2.1 - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: As soon as the episode starts we see a passenger jet coming in to land on the runway. In the next shot as it lands, you can see it's a different company's jet.

Episode #4.6 - S4-E7

Continuity mistake: When Jacqueline, Gavin and Kenneth meet Sir Henry to find him listening to his iPod, Jacqueline, Gavin and Kenneth are all looking at each other. In the next shot, the three are all looking at the Sir Henry.

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Episode #5.4 - S5-E4

Continuity mistake: When Madge is found after being "kidnapped" Michael sees Mohammed and shouts "there he is!" Mick goes to grab Michael's right shoulder with his right hand. In the next shot Mick's left hand is on Michael's left shoulder.

Episode #6.1 - S6-E1

Continuity mistake: The key to the lock Donald had chained Jacqueline up with that he had meant to have swallowed, was still in the padlock after he had swallowed it, and then gone in the next scene. (00:28:20 - 00:33:00)

Tom Patterson

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Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: When Katie and Janice are talking about Madge at the pool bar, in one shot Janice's plastic glass is half full. Then the next time we see Janice as Katie swims away, the glass is full. (00:09:00 - 00:10:20)

Martin Fuge

Episode #3.1 - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: When Geoff is shouting at Donald, Jacqueline and Noreen for not getting anything right at crosswords, the people who walk behind them in the background keep changing between shots. It starts when Donald says "Quite saucy for a cartoon", a female hotel worker walks past them in the background. We can see the woman walking in the background when Geoff says "You're all sitting here talking rubbish". About 2 shots later, the female worker in the background is now much closer to them but still walking off. Then in the shot where Geoff says "Course it matters!", a male hotel worker and a woman in a bikini behind them walk past them. About 3 shots later, those exact same two people are seen walking past them again.

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: At the end of the scene where Pauline is talking to Michael at the bar, Pauline puts an empty glass on the bar and says "keep them coming". Mateo picks the glass up, and puts it under the bar. In the next shot, the glass appears back on the bar side.

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