Goofs and Gaffes - Gone to the Angels

Goofs and Gaffes - Gone to the Angels - The empty tins

By Rich Cross Last updated on 21 December 2020, 13:09:47

That's the sound of nutrition-free provisions from the props department...

Where are we?: Jenny and Lincoln return from the village with supplies. The children eagerly unpack the new stock of food and provisions

What's the goof?: This is an audio, rather than a visual, goof. As Tanya Ronder and Stephen Dudley place the tins on the table top, the giveway hollow sound is unmissable. Straight from the BBC Props Department, these nutrition-free provisions will offer little sustenance for our survivors...

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Cross, R. (2021). 'Goofs and Gaffes - Gone to the Angels - The empty tins,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 31 January. Available at: https://www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk/a-world-away/GoofGTA03.php. Accessed on: 07 September 2026.

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