Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Martha and Humphrey are toasting. Watch out at the moment of the long scream; both Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton hold wine glasses but those keep changing position between shots. She puts hers down, it is up again a moment, and down at the next cut, while he puts down his, releases his fingers from it, and in the next shot the fingers are still squeezing it only to release the glass again in a repetition of the gesture later. (00:03:45)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: DI Humprey Goodman and Martha Lloyd get on a boat at the beginning of the episode. Humph is to Martha's right when they begin, but midway through Martha is sitting to Humphrey's right, with her bag also switching place with Humphrey's accordingly. (00:00:35)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Plot hole: For the murder to happen as described, the victim must have set an appointment at the cliff with a mentally ill, barely coherent person who spends her life holed up in a bungalow and is afraid of everyone, trusting her to remember and be on time - instead of knocking at her door and walk her to the location, that is very close. It's a complete absurdity.

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: After the interview unveiling the secret of the writer and her assistant, Humphrey is at the police station recapping the case. He says "Either one of them could have done it", leaning into the board, hand on his hips. Dwayne says "Maybe they were in it together?", and Humphrey's position is entirely different. (00:36:50)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Revealing mistake: Florence shows to her boss a copy of the birth certificate of Lizzie Baptiste. It is signed "Overseas British Territory of Saint Marie", dates back to 1954 with a photostatic copy of the original typewritten entry, and her school certificate is also written in English. Saint Marie though, according to its fictional history, was part of France at the time, having been a British territory only for 30 years before Season 1 (set in 2011). (00:25:40)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: Professor Patricia Lawrence pretends not to know about the harassment charges. Florence then pretends to call the University, and the professor begins to talk. Florence goes between shots from holding the phone to her chest, to have it below the belt. It's not just a little jump ahead in the scene, because the continuity is wrong also with the professor's hair; she has a wisp to the right side of her neck, or not, depending on the angle. (00:19:50)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: Dwayne and JP found a woman living in the cabin, and Dwayne just asked her about the events occurring supposedly at 1:25. When she responds "Sorry, no", she puts her hand on the frame, but it's back to her cheek in the reverse shot. (00:15:05)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

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