Did anyone notice that the Season 3 episode 7 story "Three of a Kind" in which Chrissie knows nothing about poker is blatantly contradicted in the movie which followed in which in fact she knows all about how to play poker from her father as I recall.
shareeasy. maybe her father taught her how to play poker AFTER the events of season 3 episode 7.
shareThere is a much bigger cock up between the two. In the movie george try's to sell the building. In the series he doesn't own it, the Church Commission owns it and employs him as a live in landlord. (however this seems also to be retconed in later episodes of the series.
Let Zygons Be Zygons.
I think in the first series of the TV show it is mentioned that the Church Commission owned the building... but later in following series' they changed it without making it clear to viewers. Guess they assumed it was too trivial to explain, but better fitted in with some of the following storylines.
Lazy writing I guess, but still enjoyable show all the same. (Recently watched them all on a DVD box set)
I also thought it funny how their furniture changed quite frequently, without the slightest explanation. But one of the most obvious consistencies I noticed was the BUTTERFLY SHAPED MIRROR that the Ropers had all through the M.A.T.H. series' and took with them when they moved to their new home in the spin-off series *George and Mildred*.
I liked that.
Another inconsistency is Mildreds maiden name, which I believe changed from Wilson to Tremble between MATH and G&M.
Let Zygons Be Zygons.
I would suggest considering the TV series canonical and not even bothering to watch the clunky movie.
shareI understand why you feel that way. But if you ignore the film completely you will miss a couple of the greatest moments in British comedy - namely Spike Milligan's chaotic cameo and the even more hilarious appearance of Rudolph Walker and Jack Smethurst from Love Thy Neighbour. Those were very rare comic crossovers.
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