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.
eric 64
11th Sep 2023
Inspector George Gently (2007)
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.
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.
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