Continuity mistake: When Jessica (a stunt double) is knocked down, her left arm is under her body with her bag in front. An instant cut later (now Angela Lansbury), her arm and bag are behind her back.
Sacha
15th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
15th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is knocked down by the kids, she is replaced with a younger stunt double.
15th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Milton picks up Jessica at the airport, her bag is hanging over her right shoulder. A shot later, she is holding it with her left hand.
15th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: When Milton arrives at the airport, the filming crew is reflected in the glass on the right.
12th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: The pad where the knife is stabbed protrudes under the writer's shirt.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Miguel tries to sail away, Jessica runs towards the shore. When she enters the water, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a thinner and younger double.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Santana is killed, a rectangular pad where the arrow was stabbed protrudes under his shirt.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: When Sir John Landry walks towards the fireplace before Jessica unravels the mystery, stage lights are reflected on Jessica's glasses.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beach, when Miguel jumps in the helicopter, two filming lights are reflected on the windows.
13th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: After Kellijian aims to choke his wife, they kiss. Right afterwards, the position of her left arm on his body is not continuous between shots.
10th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: Lew Feldman picks up his cigar from the ashtray, but an instant later, it's back on the ashtray.
10th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: Patti and Brian enter the alley, talk to the card scammer, and keep on walking. From a different angle, they're metres behind, entering the alley again.
10th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Patti is shot, Barry kneels down, places his face against hers, and lies on top of her. A shot later, from a different angle, he is away from her, repeating all previous movements.
10th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When the robber is killed, his hat falls off. A shot later, it's back on.
10th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Grady introduces the understudy, he puts his arm around her shoulders. A shot later, his arm is away.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is meeting with Congressman Dan Keppner, there are two windows with the Capitol building behind. One can see it's a painted backdrop, most noticeably the window on the left with the garden view.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Jessica (a stunt double) rides her bicycle at the start, her red scarf is tied around her waist. A shot later, when the real Jessica is shown, the scarf hangs around her neck.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: All of the exterior shots of Jessica and Hagarty are wide shots with very obvious stand-ins. Jessica is thinner and younger, while short-haired Hagarty's double is younger, chubbier, and has long hair around the nape.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: In part 2 of the episode, when Jessica is mugged, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a younger and thinner stunt double twice: when she runs away and when she protects herself against the wall.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Cagliostro is stabbed, there's a protruding rectangular pad under his shirt where the knife is stuck.