Continuity mistake: When Rodney drove the van to help Del escape from the police. When you see a shot of the van from behind, the van has changed position. (00:03:40)
Continuity mistake: When Del is escaping in the van, there is a view from the side of the van and the door is almost completely shut. But in the next shot, which is a direct view of the back of the van, the door is wide open, allowing space for the toy dogs to fall out of the suitcase and onto the road. (00:03:45)
Continuity mistake: Just before Del says that Rodney needs Radar, the door behind Rodney is beginning to swing open. Nobody makes any move to close it. The next time we see that door, it is firmly shut. (00:04:50)
Continuity mistake: When Rodney is talking about breaking up the partnership, his hands switch from being on his knees to the table between shots. (00:07:50)
Continuity mistake: When Del is getting chased by the dogs in the alley, some of the dogs run a different way, yet in the next shot, they are all chasing him again.
Continuity mistake: When the policeman stops the car, when you see him through the front window of the van, he has a torch in his left hand. When he moves towards the van he hasn't.
May the Force Be with You - S3-E5
Continuity mistake: Rodney brings Roy Slater back to the flat to see Del. When Roy is leaving, he suggests to Del that they should meet up for a drink sometime, and Del says, "We'll see how it goes." At this point, Del is looking down solemnly, but when Roy turns to say that they're all under arrest, Del is smiling, then his smile suddenly drops.
Continuity mistake: The clock in Denzel's apartment changes times during Del's first visit there, when he fools him into getting Del to paint his apartment.
Continuity mistake: When Denzil's wife is in the kitchen slamming pots and pans, above Del and Rodney in the corner, Denzil's speaker, which was upside down, is now the right way up.
Continuity mistake: When Trig puts the fags down on the table he puts down 3 packs, then another 3 packs, then the camera does a closeup of them on the table. There are now only 5 packs. (00:06:25)
Continuity mistake: Del puts his fork down on his plate at the apartment. Camera cuts and it has changed position without Del touching it. (00:13:25)
Hole in One - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: At the begining of the episode, there is a box that is by the table Rodney is sitting on. A little later, Albert and Del come and open that box. The box disappears and then reappears between shots. (00:02:05)
Hole in One - S4-E3
Continuity mistake: When Rodney says "yeah he did. The landlord.", in reply to Solly, he has a glass up to his mouth. In the next shot, he has obviously just swallowed what was in there, the glass is back on the table and you can see his cheekbones moving.
Continuity mistake: When Rodney gets the bag with the food in it, as he is about to get in the car, you can see behind him that he has left it on the driveway.
Watching the Girls Go By - S4-E6
Continuity mistake: Del asks Mike for 3 scotches. If you look closely, the glasses that Mike picks up have already got Scotch in them. He then proceeds to go to the optics to put scotch in the glasses. (00:02:35)
Continuity mistake: When Del asks Rodney why Denzil lost his job, there is no sign of Denzil or anyone else behind Del. When Del turns round, the market is packed and Denzil has appeared from nowhere. (00:09:25)
Continuity mistake: In series 4 episode 2, we see Grandad's grave. The scenery is sparse, no trees or bushes. In this episode Del is at their mum's and points to Grandad's grave. There are now massive trees and bushes.
Continuity mistake: Rodney says that he picked up the money off the table when they were trying to escape from the police, yet if you look closely he never goes near it. And he never has another chance to pick it up.
Chosen answer: An apparent long string of illnesses.