The Shadow of Baron Battenberg - S2-E2
Factual error: The Triumph 2000 driven by Victor Goodbody is a 1969-75 Mark 2 model, too late for the era.
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17th Apr 2024
Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
26th Mar 2024
Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
Factual error: The police car used in this programme, which is set in the early 1960s, is an Austin 1100 Mark 2. However, the Austin 1100 Mark 2 did not start production until 1967.
21st Dec 2023
Grange Hill (1978)
Episode #1.3 - S1-E3
Factual error: As Trisha and Judy leave the class, Mr Mitchell says "see you tomorrow." After which, Trisha asks Judy, "Did you see Top of the Pops last night?" Top of the Pops was shown on a Thursday night when this episode was shown in 1978, making this day Friday - there is no school on Saturdays.
11th Sep 2023
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: As Gently drives to the holiday camp at speed, he nearly collides with an MG 1100. Although the MG 1100 was introduced in 1962, this particular one is a two-door model, which wasn't added to the range until 1967, three years after this episode is set.
5th Aug 2023
Grange Hill (1978)
Factual error: Justine and Maria are in Justine's bedroom. Justine is showing Maria the photos on her bedroom wall of her family and school friends. There is a photo of Banksie and Zammo on the wall. These two boys left Grange Hill at the end of series 10. Justine started in series 11, so she would not have known them.
16th May 2023
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Factual error: Lenny says that he has seen the film "danger within" which was released in 1959 but two way stretch was released in 1960 and in this film Lenny has been in prison for the last three years so he couldn't have seen danger within.
30th Mar 2023
Father Brown (2013)
Factual error: Mrs. Devine's Morris Minor is a 1962 model, this series is set in 1954.
21st Feb 2023
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: The Daimler DS420 limousine seen in this episode has a C registration which dates it to 1965 these cars did not start production until 1968.
21st Sep 2022
Stardust (1974)
Factual error: When Jim first enters the fairground to look for Mike he walks past a ride where the vehicles are based on the mini-Moke car which did not start production until 1964, This scene is set on the day of president Kennedy's murder in November 1963.
17th Sep 2022
That'll Be the Day (1973)
Factual error: Towards the end of this film when Jeanette is talking to Jim while he is working on his van, a modern red convertible car drives past them in the background.
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Suggested correction: This is too vague an entry, what model and year is the car seen? I certainly couldn't identify it. The scene is seems to be set in the early 60's, so what do you consider a modern car when this is a 1973 film.
30th Aug 2022
Stardust (1974)
Factual error: The scenes shot in the USA are set in the late sixties but cars from the seventies can be seen.
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Suggested correction: More information and evidence needs to be given to make this mistake valid. Which vehicles are from the 70's in what scenes set in the 60's?
30th Aug 2022
Stardust (1974)
Factual error: When the band park their van outside their managers office, cars from the late sixties and seventies are parked behind the van.
30th Aug 2022
Stardust (1974)
Factual error: A rover 2000 is in the car lot when Mike is buying the van, these cars first went on sale in October 1963 and this scene is set a month later in November a car like this wouldn't be for sale in a down market car lot like this so soon.
8th Apr 2021
Common mistakes
Factual error: When a police officer finds a suspicious powder he or she puts some on his or her tongue and knows straight away what drug it is, in reality the powder would need a lab test to analyse it.
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Suggested correction: Not true. Generally they are tasting it to see how pure the drug is. Hard drugs are often diluted with milk sugar, so they make a bigger profit. The higher the sweet taste, the less pure the drug is.
First, law enforcement officers don't ever taste drugs, it's a good way to die if you don't know what you're ingesting. But second, the mistake isn't saying they are tasting drugs to know it's strength or purity. The mistake is explicitly about a cop tasting a drug and positively identifying what it is based on taste, which happens a lot in cop movies. Such as when the cop says "that's cocaine", not "that's half pure cocaine."
10th Dec 2020
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: Two cars in this episode set in 1964 are too new, Robert Stratton's Wolseley 1100 or 1300 is a mark two which didn't start production until 1967, and George Gently's Rover 3 litre is a 1966 mark 3 model fitted with rostyle wheels from the 1967 3.5 litre model.
1st Dec 2020
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: John Bacchus is trying to sell his MGB sports car for £100, the car is less than a year old and would be worth much more than that - a new one would be about £850, and it wouldn't have lost 90% of its value in a year.
3rd Jul 2020
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: At the seaside the Bedford CF ice cream van is wrong on two counts - the CF was first produced in November 1969 and this van has a J registration dating to 1970-71. This episode was set in 1968.
3rd Jul 2020
Inspector George Gently (2007)
Factual error: When Gently and Bacchus pull up outside the house while looking for Hazel Joyce, Bacchus crosses the road to the sea front, the front end of a modern Vauxhall can be seen in the side road.
28th Apr 2020
The Goodies (1970)
South Africa AKA South African Adventure AKA Apartheight - S5-E11
Factual error: In the South African street scenes all the vehicles seen have British number plates.
15th Mar 2020
Grange Hill (1978)
Factual error: One of the rockers taking part in the musical is wearing an Iron Maiden T-shirt, this musical is set in 1962 and Iron Maiden weren't formed until 1975.
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