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Old Acquaintance - S2-E5

Plot hole: The early seasons of Hustle reiterate at length how legendary a grifter Albert is, how long-established in London he is, and how longstanding a relationship he has with Mickey. They also reiterate that Eddie's Bar is a common bar for con artists to hang out in. Why then does Jake (a well-established London con artist who knows Mickey well) not recognise Albert, nor does he get suspicious that the poker tournament is being held in Eddie's Bar?

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Conning the Artists - S4-E5

Continuity mistake: In the dream sequence, Danny karate-kicks Shiro in the chest, knocking him backwards. You'd expect Shiro to land on his back if he's kicked in the chest and is falling backwards. However, in the next shot, he somehow lands on his stomach instead.

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Factual error: There is no way that the England football team would be playing a friendly match in December. The run-up to the Christmas period is an incredibly packed schedule for the domestic clubs, so the national team would never play a friendly then. Additionally, regardless of the month, England would never play a friendly against a team they had recently played in a competitive game (the mockumentary takes place in December 2003, and England had played Turkey in a Euro 2004 qualifier in October 2003).

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Factual error: There's no way you'd encounter a pub in London dominated by a Manchester United firm/hooligan group (and dedicated to Manchester United). Yes, Manchester United has fans throughout England (including in London), but no pub in London could survive if specifically dedicated to a non-London team and firm. It would have long since been trashed by one of the London firms.

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New Recruits - S5-E2

Continuity mistake: When the gallery is initially shown, it is covered with red banners. When it is shown at the end of the episode, the banners have vanished. (00:45:17 - 00:57:15)

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The Delivery - S7-E6

Revealing mistake: Eddie's bar has just burned down, and everything is ruined. However, the glasses above the bar are pristine and clean. At the very least, they'd be blackened and smeared by the smoke and soot, even if the heat of the fire hadn't destroyed them. (00:10:28)

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Ding Dong That's My Song - S8-E5

Character mistake: When footage of Dale's gameshow is shown, the announcer states that it is coming to viewers live on a Friday. However, Ash later states that the show was shown to viewers live every Saturday.

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The Hush Heist - S6-E6

Factual error: The gadget Ash gets Shaun to hide inside the bank vault deposit box is essentially a large and extremely powerful electromagnet. An electromagnet powerful enough to support a grown woman's weight (which it does later in the episode, when Emma uses it) would require significant power: either from a mains supply of electricity (which isn't possible, given the device is locked inside a deposit box), or else from batteries far larger than what could fit inside the gadget as shown on screen.

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Conning the Artists - S4-E5

Continuity mistake: Shiro cuts Stacey's right cheek with his sword, drawing blood. However, in subsequent shots, Stacey's cheek is completely unmarked, and there is no sign of any cut or blood. (00:32:46 - 00:33:58)

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Getting Even - S4-E3

Factual error: Ash gives Albert a slip of paper with Lily's home address, including a postcode of WC2E. That postcode is in Central London, but the house Albert then goes to is somewhere far more suburban, a long way from WC2. (00:50:21 - 00:55:22)

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The Con Is On - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Danny and Stacey walk into the Human Resources office, a shot of the woman behind the desk shows the glass countertop has nothing on it. However, when Stacey spins the monitor around, a mouse suddenly appears in the next shot on the glass countertop. (00:30:05)

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The Henderson Challenge - S3-E2

Visible crew/equipment: As Danny (who is supposedly naked) gets into the taxi, you can see he's wearing some kind of flesh-coloured thong. (00:11:35)

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Silent Witness - S7-E1

Continuity mistake: When Mickey and Ash are sitting with Wendy in the restaurant, Mickey deliberately knocks over the jug of milk, causing a puddle of spilt milk. However, when the wide shot of the three characters is then shown, the jug is upright, and there is no puddle of spilt milk. (00:42:46)

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Missions - S2-E4

Factual error: The police visit Richard Shaw's estate agency towards the end of the episode. The establishing background shot opposite where the estate agency allegedly is is of what was then the Cable and Wireless Building (long since bought by Vodafone). That building's real-life address is in the SE1 postcode. The problem is that the business card the police officer holds with the address has a completely different postcode.

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Hanging Round - S19-E15

Continuity mistake: When Paul pours out the pink paint from the tin, only a small amount is shown flowing out of the tin. However, the amount of paint that appears to hit Captain Pilbury on the ground below is far more.

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Hanging Round - S19-E15

Continuity mistake: Paul and Barry paint a porthole pink, and paint noughts and crosses on the ship in white paint. However, through the episode when the camera pulls away, you can see that the pink/white paint has mysteriously disappeared.

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Gold Finger - S8-E1

Continuity mistake: When talking to Sean, Ash says that Liverpool play like a "bunch of girls" (not realising Sean is recording him saying this). However, when Sean subsequently plays the tape, in the recording Ash now describes a team as playing like a "load of girls" instead.

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In a Class of Their Own - S15-E4

Continuity mistake: When Barry walks through the door, he has the plank of wood on his shoulder. The camera briefly cuts to Paul before cutting back to Barry in less than a second - but the plank has now completely disappeared.

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In a Class of Their Own - S15-E4

Continuity mistake: When Paul tears up the list and starts typing his own list, he says "If Barry's on the list, then I'm gonna be on the list as well." However, when the video footage from Barry's camcorder is later shown on the TV in the assembly hall, in the recorded footage Paul now says "If Barry's on the list, then I'm gonna be as well."

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In a Class of Their Own - S15-E4

Continuity mistake: When Barry carries the long plank of wood through the doorway, the door slams, and a shattering glass sound effect and Barry and Paul's reaction suggests the glass window in the door has been broken. However, the camera briefly shows the door over Barry's shoulder - and the glass pane is completely intact.

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