EastEnders Live Mistakes

EastEnders had it's first live episode yesterday and, as we all know - nothing live goes off without a hitch. So, what mistakes did make it into the broadcasted episode? Fourteen of them, see them here (and laugh, especially at Scott Maslen's words failing him)

[@JamesCarmichael]

I think Scott's slip ups actually added to the scene.

[@v8cool231]

The first one is the most realistic. People often start a sentence and then trip over their words and come out with total nonsense.

[@The-Battle-Brother]

V8cool Right! Especially when they're nervous, as Jack clearly was. Maslen's mistake kind of worked for the tension all the characters were going through.

[@underneonloneliness2]

Yeah I agree with that I do it all the time.

[@LS-bw7jt]

So true

[@harryraiswell2158]

I think scenes in where characters accidentally say the wrong things like Jack Branning's, actually make soaps (and probably other TV shows in general that are fictional) look more realistic (when live if possible, depending on the type of program). For example all of us have probably accidentally referred to someone by somebody else they either know or used to know. It could be because you have the same haircut, or because the letter your name begins with, or because you were born and live in the same area, or because your the same height, or even one of your relatives just because their related to you. You might also accidentally say that you have £400,000 in your bank account, when it's actually £500,000, as four comes right before five. And you might also accidentally say that you went to France during the summer holidays when it was actually Italy you went to, as those two countries are pretty much next door to each other. Unless if a character is dilbratley lying about something, those sorts of little mistakes never really seem happen on soaps (or any show that's fictional).

[@_iex_.2931]

v8cool 2 Very true!

[@Kibouo]

Most of these mistakes add to the drama, it makes sense for people to stumble over words in dramatic situations

[@joshuanye1558]

Assoluta Couldn't agree with you more! It's hard work as I know and appreciate it from being an aspiring actor myself. it's more difficult than the audience think!

[@pferreira1983]

I'm worried about Adam as well.

[@MondySpartan]

that's what i was going to say.

[@tjfSIM]

Yeh it actually makes it look a lot more realistic.

[@ronniepower1239]

@@joshuanye1558 u aint no actor lol. Trust me.

[@xxfire5tarterxx]

Didn't even know the first one was a mistake, sounds more real as he's panicking in a crazy situation

[@xxfire5tarterxx]

The same with Bradley missing the cab door handle

[@oddities-whatnot]

I agree it just looked like good acting

[@iLizzie]

KZbin is the worst when you can't sleep, "East Enders Live Mistakes" Fuck it, gone on then

[@unknown_7148]

1 am

[@zukiisawesome]

Me rn it’s 6am 😂😂

[@renegaderaida526]

😂

[@chiana6538]

iLizzie might aswell

[@avasedits6176]

😂

[@r.wa2003]

It makes sense, though. When they fluff up a line, it feels more natural and real. When something bad is happening (or happened) you stutter, you're shaking and shit. It's good.

[@ethanvardy3379]

ALFIE

[@ethanvardy3379]

WERE MATES ON FB

[@x.Moonie]

The real question is.. “How’s Adam?” 😂😂

[@kamisemire]

Couldn’t stop thinking about this one 😂

[@knightad33]

I'm fine thanks, how are you?

[@Jahzaiz19]

@@knightad33 😂😂😂😂😂

[@SobrietyandSolace]

But Adam Woodyatt himself fluffed his lines in exactly the same way but no one ever criticised him for it, it’s always Jo

[@craig1538]

@@SobrietyandSolace Awwww.

[@laurenm5575]

i actually think scott’s mess up was very in character and added to the scene

[@retrex6548]

"could have taken them and walked out" "well what did you do" "nothing, just took them and walked out" GG Logic 100

[@0saintclark0]

She had undiagnosed dementia at this point. Really feel for her. Ironically that kind of dialogue is exactly what it's like talking to someone with dementia, leaves you thinking "wait, what?".

[@Rachel-ii6fe]

Missed out on when tanya said to jane how's "Adam" instead of ian

[@mrgreeny906]

Rachel Clack that's in the 30th anniversary. This is the 25th anniversary

[@SLRNRG]

Different episode

[@bubblebloodbath]

HAHAHAHAH I REMEMBER WATCHING THAT EPISODE 😂 FUNNIEST THING EVER 😂😂😂

[@colinhayward7011]

@@mrgreeny906 i did say to the Mrs..... Adam is Iains real name at the time.... she hasn't a clue and didn't believe me

[@SR-zh5xs]

I rember that, I literally choked on my dinner when she said that lmao!

[@elizabethsteer6883]

Wow the first one was really panicking! I bet his heart rate hit the roof! The more he panicked the worse he fluffed.

[@NoctuaOlivae]

He probably felt awful after the fact

[@abrahamhagos7714]

Overall, they did a great job

[@geeman68able]

get back in ya box twit

[@MondySpartan]

No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown. No there were loads of minor mistakes so not a great job overall you clueless clown.

[@chlover3608]

@@RealistGunner oh literally fuck off man

[@sh3tpostsgamertime204]

Chlover proper

[@DarthEditous]

I wish someone had ad-libbed with "You're not making any sense, Jack!"

[@molepole1998]

DarthEditous 😂😂😂

[@reese1719]

1:44 when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror

[@dannycheesums]

Mental to think that in the UK in the 50s and 60s lots of soaps and dramas went out live as a standard practice

[@Gamer208010]

​@crazyclive Crossroads was always pre-taped but they tried to avoid retakes as much as possible

[@bigjohnson9606]

The fingers down the throat 🤣🤣

[@harryraiswell2158]

The scene where Peggy called Janine 'June', could be because of Barbara Windsor's dementia, as she said that she started to notice things as far back as 2009, and this episode was obviously the year after. I'd imagine the reason Barbara called her June, was because of June Brown who obviously played Dot Cotton.

[@slobiden.2593]

It’s an easy mistake to call someone......their actual name.

[@hayleyguest6631]

@@slobiden.2593 that's not Janines actual name

[@davidlutton8772]

Yeh I'm thinking it's her dementia as well

[@harryraiswell2158]

@@davidlutton8772 it does seem very likely to me.

[@psycoticbastard]

Some mistakes are better cause they look more natural

[@Jaypeemedia]

Best part about this is the guy was never meant to fall off the roof. That was a genuine accident but they all improvised that rest of it

[@jackguest145]

I doubt this

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

@@jackguest145 i mean there would be crash mats and stuff below so they could run with it, although i seriously doubt they’d let the show deviate that much off what was intended to happen - and the crash mats thing is disputed if this were a live episode as well.

[@wearecity]

No 1 is easily the best, he just dug and dug, until the hole was so big, he couldn't recover.

[@lance694]

The way he starts getting visibly frustrated and just gives up and is just like "fuck it" is EVERYTHING 😂

[@jordanastro4694]

Tbh Scott's mistakes actually go well with the scene.

[@bradreid4490]

so Bradley (Charlie Clements) died, then came back to life to move his finger an inch I enjoy watching these things cause otherwise it's all doom and gloom

[@harley1732]

Brad Reid I

[@MANB91UK]

I like to think of it as a post-mortem twitch... A death rattle... Like Glen's fingers after Lucile got done with him.

[@Emmet21982]

That finger move is something a lot of bodies do before fully dead. Bradley was just making it look realistic

[@darkfandom8260]

scott maslen is such a great actor he messed up his line and made it work to his advantage

[@rhas20]

1:46 wtf

[@joeowen2340]

1:45

[@lumbago9379]

lmfao

[@sidra8223]

😂 best part of all eastenders

[@bigjohnson9606]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperLamarrio64DS]

I don't know why this was recommended to me, but I actually remember watching this episode and talking about it at school back in year 10 I think. This was around the last time I actively watched EastEnders too. I know alot of people pointed out his hand moving, but to he fair he might not have instantly died, and just struggled round on the floor for a bit - or just had muscle twitches. Although the actor probably tried not to move, but it could just he explained away as a death twitch or something.

[@Red-Red-Red-Red]

1:57 - Bradley moving adds to the thrill because not every one is motionless when falling from a 2 story building

[@BobBarnes2005]

Scott Maslen’s line mess-up could have been seen as the character being stressed and unable to talk

[@AndrewChapman]

Exactly, they're all panicking and desperate to prevent Bradley from getting wrongly arrested and accused for Archie's murder. Jack could well have been getting a bit tongue tied there.

[@0saintclark0]

That first one was so awkward watching it live, not cos he made a mistake but because it was the very opening scene of the episode so we were sat there thinking "oh god is this what the whole thing is going to be like". They did well the rest of the show though. Must have been difficult knowing you were opening the first ever live episode.

[@gbb3b1]

Number 9 was too funny 😂😂😂

[@Mnxeu]

This was painful to watch, bloody heck. But, the worst one by far is the retching one that was so over-dramatised and weird by Max, they certainly left that camera on too long. The first scene is more realistic, people stumble over words, they don't always talk perfectly. There was another one like 2 years ago, a recent one by the guy who plays Ian, he called his wife Jane by her real name (Laurie) or something like that. Happened like 2 years ago now or something, don't know.

[@lickmygooch1013]

Mnxe lol I never noticed any of the mistakes when I first seen the episode

[@rachethoe8544]

Erm no.... it was Tanya who called Ian by his real name. Check your facts

[@tgeneral9461]

Some of these mistakes make the show better so chill out

[@hashimhussain1582]

Ikr

[@ellenkingsley]

Scott Maslen messing up his lines is the best but Tanya calling Ian Adam is hilarious

[@benrussell9474]

Apart from the production errors I think a lot of these actually add to the show

[@Red-Red-Red-Red]

scott Maslen line mess up actually worked so well

[@shannoncrabtree5554]

I completely forgot this was live I just remember crying because Bradley was my favourite character

[@daniellefrancis1476]

Surprised the actor who played Bradley, Stacey and Max didn’t laugh when Scott fluffed his lines! 🙈😂

[@khanage360]

The camera not being ready and shakey just makes it more dramatic in my opinion

[@rruffleft5258]

the 9th one is making me laugh 😭😭

[@KiJiHoon]

I think this makes it more real

[@zoemulryan7550]

The first one very funny

[@davidoftheglen3447]

Zoe Mulryan " yo he tht FL Fu the loo oooo oooohh "

[@arthurvasey]

One mistake you left out - Tanya said to Jane, “How’s Adam” - she should’ve said “Ian” - calling the character by his real name - actor Adam Woodyatt, who plays Ian, said to Jo Joyner (Tanya), “Who’s Adam”, in the programme broadcast afterwards on BBC 3!

[@harryraiswell2158]

That was the 30th anniversary, this is the 25th.

[@jenburnett4878]

Tbh stumbling over words is more realistic than getting them perfect every time. I'm real life people stumble over words sometimes why not on tv shows lol.

[@ItzHarleyRoxx]

#9 is quite like real life as a lot of old people do repeat themselves but also say things like ‘I didn’t do your cup of tea with 2 sugars’ ‘so how did you do it’ ‘I put 2 sugars in it’

[@Michael-cm4fh]

"You voted against the public" - What was that line regarding!?!?

[@0saintclark0]

Pretty sure it was meant to be something like "you withheld it from the public inquiry".

[@Patheticfool24]

watching too much x factor lol

[@davidbrookes757]

You've held it against the public, we all have 😂

[@gezatherton1071]

Scott Maslen thinking on his feet there.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

He did great

[@AndrewChapman]

Well, they were all in a state of panic over Bradley getting wrongly arrested for Archie's murder. Would rather think Jack was naturally getting a bit tongue tied there.

[@TheFerretMan]

with the last "major" mistake, I think dramas should keep scenes like this. actors should try to stay in character even when stumbling on lines that reflect a stressful and dramatic situation

[@1220b]

I think we can forgive Babs.

[@turpinbird]

Max Branning throwing up was hilarious 😂. I nearly had a fucking stroke laughing so hard when that was broadcast

[@dantedash]

tbh i wouldn't have thought Scott was slipping up

[@reddevil9554]

Maslen did well to carry on though, all you can do is carry on. Not sure if Charlie cropped his lines a bit so it could carry on, but between them they saved the scene, it still made sense.

[@sweatynosweat7903]

Acting isn’t about not messing up it’s keeping control

[@Dragoneer]

I think the slip ups just make it so much more realistic. In a real world situation like that people wouldn’t be so well spoken anyways, so it just adds to the drama

[@laurencooper8564]

Makes it more realistic. Apart from Bradley moving when hes supposed to be dead

[@TheSatinJacketParodies]

I watched this live, i dont think anyone has forgot scotts line fluff lol, but one or two of those were debatable, really clutching at straws :-)

[@charlieplaskett9993]

Nostalgia remember getting home from a wrestling show and this being on

[@Chris-top-her]

Winds me up when people say a date but dont include the year.

[@jamesrichardson6257]

"Iv done a live before" 😂

[@natsohigh5552]

Where's the part where Tanya calls Ian by his real name, Adam? 🤣

[@Ltforlife22]

That was the 2015 30th anniversary

[@violethughes1783]

And let’s not forget when Tanya asked Jane how Adam was 😂😂😂🙈

[@sadiquddin7611]

Different episode

[@RBenjo21]

1:41 *CRASH ZOOM*

[@bernadettelamb54]

If I was loaded I'd mess up the episode on purpose and be like fuck this I'm off for a shit and walk off

[@joefreeman3087]

The biggest fail in this was most definitely when Ronnie walked out the shop without paying.

[@sovereignroyalty1675]

😋🤣🤣Do you know the only live mistakes l saw was the infamous adam instead of ian line, and the retching one. I never noticed any of them at the time though. When pointed out - how did l miss them? How could l have not seen them?? Was l high or blind??🤣🤣❤

[@chloetucker4509]

#9 Peggy said Archie was lying on the floor and she did nothing but she took the papers

[@jessicawilfred3616]

Poor Scott! I'm sure people gave him a hard time for messing up his lines. It's not his fault, he was under a lot of pressure!

[@BradJames83]

I don't think that any of these beat Tanya's in the 30th anniversary live show: "How's Adam?"

[@parveskoyes9937]

Childhood memories

[@JoJo99xtv]

a lot of these mistakes made it better not even going to lie

[@bluediaxmond]

I wasn't even watching eastenders when this video was posted on yt

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

Max putting his fingers in his mouth to throw up is just grim 😬

[@BigPurp9]

Never even noticed these as a kid

[@eastenders4k251]

2:01 lmao

[@ebonymaria6062]

I think it made it more realistic

[@fifaboy2801]

i think mistakes make it more believable. there was a live episode of another soap once and someone sneezed and no one thought any different until it was brought up later on because everyone day to day sneezes or coughs or hiccups and we never see any actors doing that unless they're meant to be sick in the show lol

[@farmerbob342]

fascinating stuff

[@matthewnevin9156]

max sticking his fingers down his throat was pretty major

[@babatunde8903]

Jack stuttering seems more realistic in the moment

[@taylordimmock241]

The first one he made work

[@mypupsandme468]

OMG I never new the first live episode was on my birthday

[@sophiemurphy636]

Wait did max actually puke on set? I'm really confused about that

[@antonia0438]

Sophie Murphy no he had to make the retching sound, but the camera was on him for too long and they caught him sticking his fingers down his throat to make the sound. He didn't actually puke 👍

[@Cloughjordan23]

@@antonia0438 oh that's it! I've rewound this bit loads to see why it was said the camera stays on him too long lol. I hadn't noticed him doing the fingers thing.

[@BLMeredith87]

I think they did really well, there's always gonna be a few fluffs when doing live TV. :)

[@joelarama]

You eld the frack from the play. 😂

[@SophieWattsit]

01:46 - You’re welcome

[@kylie9687]

Scott Maslen messing his lines up made it better

[@watchmedo635]

So chaotic, I love it

[@AM-uy7cc]

But how's Adam?

[@BlytheWorld1972]

scott maslen did screw up his lines but he is better just screwing me instead x

[@Eonednb]

Jack stuttering is more realistic I'd say. When your panicking your sentencing wouldn't be perfect you'd naturally stutter with frustration, anger worry etc..

[@TB-dg3jw]

ngl he actually handled that really well

[@carrington8999]

You held the fac from the fac

[@timcook571]

It makes it more real when they mess up and can’t get words out Cos nobody gets every sentence perfect in real life that’s what always annoyed me about tv shows they never mess up their words like people actually do

[@ZachAsaD]

What’s the blur in her hand? What are we meant to be seeing? Doesn’t seem like a mistake to me

[@ForestKicks]

I was shocked Bradley voted against the public

[@eddieconner2274]

Remember #1 way he spoke looked strange, #2 not sure that is a error she’s a Mitchell doubt any of them would pay for anything

[@TOMMYFARRWALES]

I think jack branning line mix up and bradley missing the taxi door, think they add to the scene, as they would happen in real life

[@BadBoyV1]

9 years already dam

[@brycat8033]

You missed Tanya’s mistake saying Max’s real name, that’s what I came for actually

[@thesjb1993]

It's been reported that Lacey had a bad throat that day... so can imagine that's why she talked into the mike

[@TheWiseCollector]

yh but scotts mistake made it look more natural cuase jack was in a state of panick trying to thik what to do and say so naturally he mumbles trying to get his words together

[@HarryElliott_2007]

Everyone makes mistakes but they get it right