Yes, they have a bad problem with that. Minty's real name is supposed to be Paul Mintson (as mentioned by DI Marsden when she was looking for Phil Mitchell) not Rick Peterson.
The Miller's place is a council house, but there are dozen of errors and changes peppered through the script.
This business of Keith not being able to read is a good example of the lack of continuity, but more than that, now that we are getting the "Keith can't read" storyline, its being done to death.
No chance for a subtle exploration across several weeks of a man who copes with struggling with letters, signs etc. - no, we get it all in one giant dollop. Of course *everyone* in the Vic will see Keith not managing the stock manifest, just an episiode after his children spot he is faking reading the paper. The next thing, I have no doubt, will be another public spectacle of Keith's inability.
There is no logic to the way the stories develop. They would have us beleive that Keith has managed to hide this fact his whole life, yet all of a sudden EVERYONE will know.
I think the Millers have been badly researched. I also think the writers feel viewers have very short memories.
I have a few thoughts:
1. I have seen Demi and Mickey using mobile phones.
2. There is a telephone box in the square.
3. The Millers said they have £500 of illegally claimed benefits to pay back, which I imagine would be over a generous period of time. If they only have £500 to repay their benefits cannot have been greatly reduced.
4. They must have a very low phone bill, how much would someone pay for a second hand television? I know London is expensive, but does ten-pin bowling really cost £20. (I'm going off topic here, but isn't Ian a weasel? What does Jane see in him?)
5. Adult literacy classes are available free of charge.
6. As much as I don't like Stacey's character, the public have been asked to report benefit fraud, we're all paying for it after all. I think it was wrong to show Dot and Pauline siding with the Millers over this.
There are no such obvious holes in Emmerdale or Corrie.
How did Keith know that the book that darren gave him called 'Learn to read' was a book for six year olds? He may have seen the 6, but how would he be able to read to know that it said 'Ages 6 - 7.' It also seemed that he knew what the book was about. What's that all about. Maybe I am overreacting?
I think the Millers have been badly researched. I also think the writers feel viewers have very short memories.
I have a few thoughts:
1. I have seen Demi and Mickey using mobile phones.
2. There is a telephone box in the square.
1) And? You don't need to be maga rich to have a mobile phone these days.
2) And?
Helen
I may be wrong here, but I think what CC100 was trying to say was that they had mobile phones that they could use so why were they getting mad that their home phone had been cut off. Like I said, I may be wrong.
