Plot hole: Rodney follows Denzil all the way to Hull. However, it's established that Rodney is a fair distance behind Denzil several miles at least. How is it that Rodney knows exactly where Denzil has gone? He doesn't know Denzil's destination as he says to Del "he must have a load to pick up".
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20th Nov 2020
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
19th Dec 2018
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Big Brother - S1-E1
Other mistake: When Grandad is playing draughts on the talking chess game, the voice on the game talks before he presses the button.
14th Dec 2018
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Big Brother - S1-E1
Del Boy: A lot of people told me I was a right dipstick to make my brother partner in the business, but this only goes to prove how bloody right they were.
13th May 2018
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Uncle Albert: Still, proves his heart is in the right place.
Raquel: Yeah. Shame about his brain though.
13th May 2018
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Rodney: Trying to rekindle the romance in my marriage is like trying to give the kiss of life to a rasher of bacon.
2nd May 2018
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Revealing mistake: When Del is grabbing the snooker cue off the crazy man, you can see Del stick his thumb up for the other actor to hold during the snooker cue joke. (00:28:35)
1st Sep 2015
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Continuity mistake: When Del is going on about the plastic surgeon in Rodney's screenplay, the way he holds the bottle of drink keep changing through instant cuts. (00:19:50)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Continuity mistake: In Season 2's episode "The Yellow Peril" we see the boys' mum's grave. However in this episode the layout and surroundings have completely changed. (00:05:15)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: When Uncle Albert walks round the corner to the manager's office, a camera shadow is seen on his coat. (00:02:20)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Continuity mistake: When Tom is talking to the Trotters, the lid on the washing up liquid keeps changing between open and closed. (00:01:30)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Plot hole: Del says that Rodney needs to sort his priorities out about being Chairman of the Housing Committee or working the pitch. However Rodney never tells Del he is chairman (he is made chairman at the meeting in the morning and goes to find Del after the meeting as shown by the same clothes, and Del asking where he was). (00:08:30)
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Suggested correction: In the 1st scene of the episode, when Rodney is getting ready for the tenants' meeting, he asks Del if he is still coming, and Del replies that he's not because he is 'going out with that little waitress I blagged from the Pizza Palace'. So the 4hrs he was on the stall must be a different occasion to when Rodney attended the tenants' meeting, and the meeting was likely in the evening. From lines in other episodes, Rod doesn't own many clothes, so the fact he is wearing the same suit is to be expected.
Agreed, the scene in the market took place at least the following day or a couple of days later. The meeting was in the evening. Trigger went 'down there' (i.e. the pub) with Baz at the end of it.
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
The Russians Are Coming - S1-E6
Plot hole: Del and Rodney find the nuclear shelter and decided to try it out. They then do a couple of runs to find the best place to build it. We then see the pair inside the nuclear shelter which they have built, filled with stuff like a bed, food batteries etc. all in one afternoon. (00:11:45)
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Suggested correction: No reference is made to what day it is. There is nothing to suggest that the practice run and the scene inside the bunker happen on the same day.
Apart from all of them wearing the exact same outfits, Del mentioning that it needs to be back on the building site by Monday when having a weekend to try it out. All points to it taking place over the course of a day from the start of the episode to the end.
When Del refers to "it" being back on the building site by Monday morning, he is actually referring to the chemical toilet that he's acquired. He is not referring to the shelter as this was under a pile of bricks on a demolition site not a building site. Del has already assumed ownership of the shelter due to finding it under the pile of bricks he has purchased.
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
A Slow Bus to Chingford - S1-E5
Visible crew/equipment: When Del says to Rodney atop the bus about Janice not wearing a bra, a stage light is reflected in Del's drink. (00:25:10)
20th Jul 2014
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
A Slow Bus to Chingford - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Del is offering Rodney the NSO job, the amount of drink in the glass keeps changing. (00:04:25)
4th Dec 2013
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Hole in One - S4-E3
Revealing mistake: When the post is being posted through the door, you can see the letters appear in the letterbox and then wait a few seconds for Albert to hang his coat up before being pushed through. (00:01:00)
2nd Dec 2013
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Continuity mistake: In the season 4 episode where grandad is buried, we see outside the flat and to the right of the door as you look from inside the flat is a wall. In this episode, Boycie runs out of the flat and goes to the right.
2nd Dec 2013
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Continuity mistake: The layout of the flat changes throughout the course of the show. Most noticeable is the area by the bedrooms. In series 2 it's a tiny little hall. In series 7 it's a sprawling hallway.
2nd Dec 2013
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: When we see Mr. Chin looking round the kitchen after its painted, a light screen is reflected in his sunglasses. (00:24:35)
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