What things in tv dramas give away they are not real?

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Make up in full after operations

Oh, and the inability of a 6 person gang to attack simultaneously instead of politely taking turns to get leathered by the hero.

American shows where the house is massive yet guests who beed to stay due to an emergency always have to sleep on the sofa, or resident kids all share a room no way they have all that downstairs space, several lounge and dining areas and only 2 bedrooms!

Tiny women beating up men twice their size.

Kids Ruin Everything (on Netflix) is an exception to this. Also their house looks real!

On TV when anyone wants to adopt they are approved within the week and all assessments for SEN take a week too.

Women can eat junk food all day and night and still stay slimmer than slim (I’m looking at you, Gilmore Girls).

Someone who is “ a scientist “ can do any kind of science. Never mind if they were previously in oncology research, they can absolutely analyse an ancient artifacf or understand the fine details of a brain scan for hallucinations

Yes. Labour always seems to start on the telly with the waters breaking, whereas in reality, they break towards the end of labour (in most cases).

Then the woman starts contracting immediately, whereas in reality it is usually a couple of days before mild pains start.

And then the baby arrives, after about fifteen minutes.

While she's sitting up in bed wearing a white nightie and making a few anguished noises.

It may have improved a bit in recent years. Haven't seen one for a while, except on Call the Midwife (honourable exception).

Crap CPR technique that miraculously works.

Seemingly without the need for a visa/work permit!

I remember reading a review of Corrie years ago that went something like “Most people who are having problems see a counsellor, the Platts phone Air Canada!”
Ever since Gail discovered a Canadian brother, every problem in their household was met with “We’ll go to Canada!”

Yes, generally far too slow and in the wrong place.

When the Force is with you, it probably includes being able to rustle up a clean frock when you need one.😂😂

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Also no one ever gets their sleeve caught on a door handle or whack their knee on the coffee table. Or fall over their own feet.

Carrying things like sizeable (and therefore heavy) cakes as if they're made of fluffy cotton wool.
Going out and speaking in weather that's meant to be freezing but there are not clouds of breath.

Going out and speaking in weather that's meant to be freezing but there are not clouds of breath.

And trees in full leaf at Christmas!

Failing to listen to the one person who has the vital piece of information you need to solve the crime, and saying you'll meet them later so they can tell you all about it then. By which time of course, you arrive to discover that the murderer got to them before you did.

When people get up and leave half-finished drinks in the pub for no reason. Drives me nuts. I'm looking at you, Rover's Return regulars! 🍻😠😂

Is this a joke comment?

Remote locking of cars with an ostentatious loud bleep. Remote locks don’t do this any more

Murder victims with matching nice underwear and great figures - esp on American TV shows.

If someone is being watched (eg by the police, but not necessarily the police) in their home (or anywhere) from somebody in a car
If the person being watched leaves the building and gets in their car to drive, the watchers car is ALWAYS pointing in the same direction.

There is NEVER a need to do a 3 point turn

When the son and/ or the daughter calls the Mother by her first name.

One of my recent ones is the outside light being "wrong". So they'll go out for a lunchtime walk in November but you can tell by the quality of the light it's actually about 7am on an August morning and it's going to be a scorcher.

hanging out dry washing, they do it in films too.