Continuity mistake: After being hit by the amnesia dart, Steed falls unconscious with his bowler hat still on his head. But when the enemy agent approaches and shoots him again, his hat is off and he's lying in a completely different position. (00:21:00)
Jean G
8th Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
5th Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
The Positive Negative Man - S5-E22
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, Dr. Gray works at his drawing board while smoking a cigarette. From one shot to the next, as he looks up at the intruder, the cigarette disappears and he's smoking a pipe instead. (00:01:30)
3rd Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
You Have Just Been Murdered - S5-E21
Continuity mistake: The money boxes Steed is stacking at the end keep changing positions between shots. And though they're supposed to be full of half-penny coins, the ease with which he lifts and carries them makes it obvious that they're empty. (00:49:00)
3rd Jun 2014
The Avengers (1961)
You Have Just Been Murdered - S5-E21
Continuity mistake: When Steed first spies the satchel full of money in Unwen's flat, the bills are stacked flat in horizontal piles. But in the next shot, the currency bundles are vertical and tilted at an angle. (00:36:50)
17th Apr 2014
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: The cigarette lighter Robinson uses to set the incriminating papers alight disappears from the desk as he makes his phone call. (00:21:30)
17th Apr 2014
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: Jackson plants an explosive device in the 12th green cup while Mrs. Peel is watching through the periscope. He doesn't pick it up again, but when Reed looks, Jackson is still holding the bomb. (00:44:00)
17th Apr 2014
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: Georgie's wig, which she'd pulled off and placed over the flowers on the mirrored stand, either changes position or disappears altogether during Steed's fight with Ivanov. (00:40:55)
5th Nov 2006
The Avengers (1961)
Too Many Christmas Trees - S4-E13
Continuity mistake: When Steed and Emma are driving to the estate, the car's windscreen keeps disappearing. It's there in full shots, gone in close-ups, and reappears again every time we cut back to a long shot. (00:10:30)
1st Nov 2006
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: Steed tosses his opponent over his shoulder during the scuffle. The man lands on his back with his right hand extended over his head. But when the shot cuts to a different angle, both his arms are instantly down at his sides instead. (00:38:25)
31st Oct 2006
The Avengers (1961)
Continuity mistake: Mrs. Peel is nibbling at a bunch of grapes. Every time the shot cuts to full, there are more grapes on the stem than in the close-ups. (00:35:30)
26th Oct 2006
The Avengers (1961)
Mission... Highly Improbable - S5-E24
Continuity mistake: When Steed begins cutting Mrs. Peel's bonds, they're black straps. When he finishes sawing through them, however, they've turned into ropes. (00:42:00)
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