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Heat Rays - S1-E22

Factual error: Donna jumps off the bridge (which is relatively low down), into shallow water. She then narrowly avoids being hit by a huge ocean liner. There's no way such a huge ship would be in such shallow water - for starters, it couldn't cross under the bridge, being far too big. (00:03:12)

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Heat Rays - S1-E22

Continuity mistake: When Donna jumps off the bridge, it's into relatively shallow water under the bridge, and there is land very nearby (at both ends of the bridge). When the camera shows her in the morning, she is suddenly far out to sea in the ocean. (00:01:51 - 00:09:33)

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Heat Rays - S1-E22

Visible crew/equipment: When Donna jumps off the bridge, her falling body is a dummy/mannequin of some sort - its arms are stiffly by its side, and it has no face. (00:01:54)

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Gold Mine - S2-E1

Character mistake: When Jenning looks in Mickey's desk drawer, you can see Ash has mistakenly only yellowed one side of the map. (00:34:58)

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Son of Coma Guy - S3-E7

Factual error: Given Gabriel has been in a coma for a decade, it is astonishing that once he wakes up he has no trouble speaking, and his muscles haven't atrophied at all— in fact, his muscles are remarkably toned.

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Son of Coma Guy - S3-E7

Factual error: It is debatable whether Tritter has enough evidence for a court to grant civil forfeiture against House. However, the evidence absolutely wouldn't warrant (even with a sympathetic court) freezing the bank accounts of four other doctors and seizing Wilson's car. Tritter's evidence is that the doctors have prescribed House Vicodin. There's no evidence of a broader conspiracy to traffic. No court would grant this, and any lawyer (including the hospital's own lawyers) could easily challenge it.

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Merry Little Christmas - S3-E10

Factual error: Wilson rolls House onto his back and leaves him lying on his back. Any doctor (especially one as good as Wilson) would never do that when there is a risk of vomiting (you can see in the background that House has already thrown up). If House were to vomit again while lying comatose on his back, he would risk choking to death on his vomit. (00:41:07)

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Merry Little Christmas - S3-E10

Factual error: Tritter states he reviewed the pharmacy log and spotted the dead man's meds being collected. Regardless of Tritter's status as a cop, this is a violation of patient-physician confidentiality. No hospital would allow him log access without a court order (which he doesn't have, would take ages to be granted and requires a very high evidential threshold), and even then it is likely this work would be allocated to the DEA rather than local police like Tritter. (00:42:30)

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Words and Deeds - S3-E11

Factual error: Chase and Foreman suggest the evidence of the pharmacy log is inadmissible at court due to patient-doctor confidentiality, but Cameron states House was neither the patient nor the doctor in question, and so confidentiality does not apply. Cameron's point is irrelevant: since the patient (who has died) and doctor in question (Wilson) did not consent to Tritter's reading the log, confidentiality still applies. As such, Tritter did not validly acquire this evidence, and it is indeed inadmissible. (00:04:18)

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Whac-A-Mole - S3-E8

Factual error: There is no way that Tritter could have Wilson's bank accounts frozen on such shallow evidence. Courts require serious evidence before granting an asset freezing injunction. Given no formal charges have been filed against Wilson, they won't grant an injunction. Asset freezes are to stop someone moving money overseas/spending funds; there's no suggestion Wilson has been paid by House for the meds or might move money offshore. No court in the US will grant an asset freeze on so little evidence.

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Whac-A-Mole - S3-E8

Factual error: The pharmacist refuses to provide Wilson with the medicines he has prescribed to his patients, since Tritter has had Wilson's DEA number/license suspended. However, DEA licenses/numbers are only in relation to controlled substances. Wilson is an oncologist; the chemotherapy medications he would be prescribing aren't controlled substances, and as such, not having a DEA licence wouldn't prevent him from writing scripts for these (although he couldn't prescribe any strong pain meds). (00:10:38)

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Euphoria (2) - S2-E21

Factual error: Cameron forces House (against his wishes) to do the biopsy on Foreman because Foreman has made her his medical proxy. This is completely incorrect; Cameron may be Foreman's proxy, but that doesn't mean she can overrule the attending doctor. Having the right of medical proxy allows her to *refuse* a test in Foreman's name (or refuse consent to any number of medical activities on Foreman), but absolutely not to order a test or operation contrary to the attending doctor's views. (00:34:45)

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Fidelity (aka: Truth or Consequences) - S1-E7

Factual error: House rules out Lyme disease from being the cause of the sickness, since he says Lyme disease presents with a rash, which the husband would have noticed. However, although a rash is a common symptom of Lyme disease, it is by no means universal. Estimates suggest that around one-third of people with the disease don't exhibit that symptom. Doctors wouldn't therefore rule out Lyme disease solely in the absence of a rash. (00:10:25)

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Old Acquaintance - S2-E5

Plot hole: The early seasons of Hustle reiterate at length how legendary a grifter Albert is, how long-established in London he is, and how longstanding a relationship he has with Mickey. They also reiterate that Eddie's Bar is a common bar for con artists to hang out in. Why then does Jake (a well-established London con artist who knows Mickey well) not recognise Albert, nor does he get suspicious that the poker tournament is being held in Eddie's Bar?

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Conning the Artists - S4-E5

Continuity mistake: In the dream sequence, Danny karate-kicks Shiro in the chest, knocking him backwards. You'd expect Shiro to land on his back if he's kicked in the chest and is falling backwards. However, in the next shot, he somehow lands on his stomach instead.

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Factual error: There is no way that the England football team would be playing a friendly match in December. The run-up to the Christmas period is an incredibly packed schedule for the domestic clubs, so the national team would never play a friendly then. Additionally, regardless of the month, England would never play a friendly against a team they had recently played in a competitive game (the mockumentary takes place in December 2003, and England had played Turkey in a Euro 2004 qualifier in October 2003).

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Factual error: There's no way you'd encounter a pub in London dominated by a Manchester United firm/hooligan group (and dedicated to Manchester United). Yes, Manchester United has fans throughout England (including in London), but no pub in London could survive if specifically dedicated to a non-London team and firm. It would have long since been trashed by one of the London firms.

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New Recruits - S5-E2

Continuity mistake: When the gallery is initially shown, it is covered with red banners. When it is shown at the end of the episode, the banners have vanished. (00:45:17 - 00:57:15)

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The Delivery - S7-E6

Revealing mistake: Eddie's bar has just burned down, and everything is ruined. However, the glasses above the bar are pristine and clean. At the very least, they'd be blackened and smeared by the smoke and soot, even if the heat of the fire hadn't destroyed them. (00:10:28)

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Ding Dong That's My Song - S8-E5

Character mistake: When footage of Dale's gameshow is shown, the announcer states that it is coming to viewers live on a Friday. However, Ash later states that the show was shown to viewers live every Saturday.

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