I've only recently started to look at this thread, so forgive me if I go over old ground. Whilst we are discussing what "errors" were made during the making of The Bargee I'm sure many readers would also be interested to know that the portions of Dr Who filmed on the Dalek home world of Skaro were actually in a gravel pit somewhere. In other words, yes, we know. Like others have already pointed out, The Bargee was not a documentary, and in order for the story to make sense, and look good to the viewer, certain liberties have to be taken. Galton and Simpson wrote the script, and then the Director has to make the locations fit. The script said the house is near the pub, so they have to cut the film to make it look like that. In fact, when this film was being made, I was living on board the Aye at Marsworth Yard, which was one of the few remaining working boats around at the time, taking concrete piles from Marsworth to various locations for repair work. My Dad was Sam Horne, skipper of Ayno and Air. We were living through the sort of changes that the film mirrored, the end of the canal carrying era. What I didn't know then was that even with its "errors" this film gives a good idea of the look of the canals in this period.