10 Hilarious Doctor Who Mistakes You Definitely Didn't Notice

5. Boom Town (A Christmas Carol)

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Is it even a proper mistakes list without a "crew member caught in the shot" entry?

Continuing with Series 5 (because no matter how much the BBC's Blu-ray releases get it wrong, Christmas specials are part of the series they come after), A Christmas Carol is our unfortunate victim here.

During the scene set in 1952 California, young Kazran and Abigail have a ridiculously long snogging session while the Eleventh Doctor wanders off to get married to Marilyn Monroe. As you do. The Doctor enters this scene by clambering over a small wall, and right as he hoists himself up, you can make out the end of a boom mic accidentally slipping into frame above Matt Smith's head.

You can almost see the boom and camera guys hurriedly trying to match Smith's speedy movements, and though the camera guy gets away with it, the boom guy, evidently, wasn't so lucky. Nice try though.

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