Series 1 Trivia And Filming Errors
Series 1 for many of the fans is the greatest of all 5, but its not without its errors. For instance, did you know in ‘The Accused’
episode, there are 2 Barry’s in the hut at the same time? Did you also know in the final episode, ‘When The Boat Goes Out’ when
the hut catches fire, during rehearsals, it all went a bit wrong, and Gary Holton’s jeans caught fire?These are just some of the
filming errors and bits of trivia fans love to read about, and thanks to the Forum, we just keep finding more and more.
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Series 1 Trivia.
The first shots of Dennis, Neville and Oz traveling to Germany, was actually how Jimmy, Tim and Kevin got there to film
the outdoor scenes.
In ‘If I Were A Carpenter’, Neville is very seasick, but in Series 2 on Kenny Ames boat, he’s fine. Also in The Special in the
very last scenes on the ferry back to Germany, he is also not seasick.
In ‘If I Were A Carpenter’ Neville cuts his right hand when the saw slips. Neville is right handed, so how did he cut his
right hand with the saw?Although the first series was set in Düsseldorf, the outside shots were in fact filmed in
Hamburg, as you can see from the number plates of the German Cars.
The outdoor set which was used for most of the building shots, was filmed on a set in Elstree, which is where Walford, or
EastEnders now stands.
During the “If I were a Carpenter” episode, and Dennis and Neville have to “Push a clapped out Zephyr round the
Bavarian Alps”, this would have been no help, as the car used was an automatic. This has been argued, and apparently it
would be possible to jump start it if you left the car in neutral, and then popped it into drive. Not good for the gearbox,
but works apparently.
Jenny Éclair had her first TV appearance on Auf Wiedersehen Pet in the “Private Lives” episode. She plays the room maid
who brings the drinks to Dennis’ room when Wayne and Barry are hiding from the Hotel manager.
In, “When The Boat Goes Out” and the hut explodes, a lot went wrong during a rehearsal with Wayne (Gary Holton)
being trapped inside. Gary and 2 other crew members had to escape, resulting in Gary’s jeans catching fire. In this same
episode during the final scenes, how did the lads find out where Dagmar lived?
Series 1 Filming Errors.
If I Were A Carpenter
When Dennis gets out of the car at the customs, he doesn’t have a cigarette in his mouth, but when he steps out of the
car, its in his mouth. This is just prior to showing the customs officers what a spirit level is.
In the scene where Neville is writing a postcard to Brenda whilst in Oz’s car, Oz goes from having a jacket on to no jacket
in the same scene.
When Oz’s car breaks down, and him and Dennis are talking about what to do, Dennis has a red shirt on. In the next
scene when they step off the train, Dennis has a blue shirt on. In the same scene, when Neville is trying to get Oz’s car
working he has a light blue shirt on, but when he arrives at the Beco building site, his is now dark blue.
When the lads arrive at the hut and are choosing beds, Oz takes his tool bag off his shoulder and places it on the floor,
but in the next scene its back on his shoulder.
When Dennis and Oz are sat down on their lunch break, and Oz mentions ‘Red Cross Parcels’ he throws a brick at Wayne
to get his attention. In this scene, Wayne has no cigarette in his hand, then he does, and then he doesn’t again.
In the same scene as above, when Dennis and Oz are sat down for lunch, Dennis has a black jumper on with no zip up
collar, but when he enters the hut to find out about Neville’s hand, he has a jumper with a zip up collar.
In the shot where the lads have gone out for the night, Neville is staring out of the window, and is seen wearing his
Brown Jacket, but when the scene enters the hut almost immediately, he is seen only wearing his Red Polo Shirt. You can
also see in this scene that Neville has his Tattoo peeping out from his Polo Shirt, but it’s not till the end of the episode
that he actually comes back to the hut with it adorned on his arm.
The Girls They Left Behind
When Dennis and Oz are in the bar, and Dennis is talking to the 2 lads about work, and 'The Drawbacks', Andy played by
Brendan Healy walks behind Dennis singing, ...'We beat the Merseyside...' and then in the next scene, he's sat back down
with Oz behind Dennis!
Suspicion
When Neville is heading out to the Pawn shop from the building site, he is wearing his Work Boots. When he gets of the
tram/train in Düsseldorf, he has his white trainers on, but when he walks into the shop, he has his work boots back on.
Home Thought From Abroad
They queue up for their wages on the Friday and then go for a curry. The next morning Oz is "a man who had a curry last
neet". But then when the episode moves to the bar it's suddenly Sunday! Den laments the demise of Pick of the Pops
and Barry brings in the Sunday papers. Thanks to ‘Musta bin Elbowed’ on the Forum
The Accused
Bomber and Moxey are in the pub and Bomber drinks from his glass, takes it down by 2/3rds. The German's come in
and he asks them to have a drinks with them. The level of his glass changes. He goes back to Moxey and says "relations
are strained", the level in his glass has changed again! Thanks to Tracy Holmes from New Zealand
Private Lives
When Dennis is taking a Taxi to meet Dagmar, it is the same Registration Plate as the one the Swedish Air hostesses are
in.
The Fugitive
When Colin (Ray Winstone) is telling the lads in the hut about why he went AWOL, he lights up a cigarette. He places the
lighter on the table, but a few minutes later, the lighter is on top of the Cigarette packet, but then a few seconds later it’s
back on the table. Thanks to ‘KismetsNotAName’ on the Forum.
The Alien
Oz and Barry are playing darts. Oz tells us “Alls you require Double 16” but after Barry throws, Oz then tells us he needs,
“Double 8 wanted”
Last Rites
When we see the hospital bed with Hedley in, notice that there is a British 13A socket on the bed panel. (Ruggedscot -
Forum)
When The Boat Goes Out
When Neville is showing Wayne his Tattoo so that Wayne can copy the design for his ‘Plank’ it says ‘Neyille and Lotte’ not
‘Neville and Lotte’.
When Barry brings his bike into the hut. Watch the back of the bike, you can see someone giving him a hand getting the
bike in