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Barry's Christmas - S12-E11

Revealing mistake: In the final scene when Foggy is on the horse, it rears up when frightened by Foggy's bleeper, causing Clegg to jump out of the way. It's obvious that it is a stunt double playing Clegg, as he has a different hair style.

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Kitten Kong - S2-E7

Revealing mistake: When the Goodies are at the park with their animals, Graeme tries to teach his tortoise tricks. When the tortoise jumps, you can see the wire making it 'jump'.

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My Fair Esther - S5-E9

Revealing mistake: Fred is reading from "The Joanna Rhodes Beauty Book" and the title is shown on the dust cover. When Fred tilts the book, though, the words "Winston S. Churchill" are visible on the actual book under the dust cover. Also visible is the script from which the actor is reading, tucked inside the book and held by clips.

bixxell

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Under the Gun (Pilot) - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When Dori types in an inquiry into the computer it is very obvious that her typing is absolutely nonsense - she types the same three letters in a row over and over again, and never presses Enter. (00:19:05)

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Love Shack - S3-E21

Revealing mistake: In the scene at the fire station when Pete is cleaning the make-up from Annette's face you can see Annette holding the tissue that has the multi-colours on it and as Pete stands up you can see him grab the tissue from Annette.

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School Days - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: When Max is being attacked with throwing knives, one is thrown into the closet door. Watch closely; the wire used to guide the knife is visible.

Guy

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The Compassionate Society - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the episode, MP Jim Hacker's chauffeur is driving him across London. You can see in the background that the car is moving around London, but the chauffeur is not driving it. You can't see his hands and the steering wheel never moves.

He's My Brother

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Pilot - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When Rachel and Adam first meet, their cars crash in the car park. In the shot where they both get out of their cars, you can see a dry patch of ground under Rachel's car, but the rest of the area is wet. Why would that space be dry, if Rachel just crashed and it isn't raining heavily at the time?

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