Deliberate mistake: In the scene where the ministers are all crammed into the train carriage if you look over Jim's shoulder there is a sign ("Notice" "In case of Fire" etc), while the headers are in English the actually paragraphs are written in gibberish.
Yes, Minister (1980)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott, Paul Eddington
Genres: Comedy
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.
Sir Humphrey Appleby: It's always a victory of the heartless over the mindless.
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