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19th Jun 2022

Sherlock (2010)

20th Aug 2020

Hustle (2004)

30th Jun 2020

Jonathan Creek (1997)

The Judas Tree - S4-E8

Continuity mistake: Hugo puts his mug down on the table before going to fetch a book. As turns back from the shelf, the mug is back in his hand, and then as he crosses the room, it is gone again. (00:35:55)

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7th Aug 2018

Doctor Who (2005)

3rd Jun 2016

Columbo (1971)

By Dawn's Early Light - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Columbo is eating with the commandant of a military academy. Columbo has carrots on his plate, among other things. A few shots later, the carrots have been replaced with beans. The next time the plate is seen, it has carrots on it again. Later on in the same scene, the beans are back. Finally, at the end of the scene, there is a longer shot as the commandant is leaving the table, and where the vegetables were there is now something that looks like meat. (00:36:05 - 00:42:45)

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31st May 2016

Deja Vu (2006)

Continuity mistake: The rig Carlin is holding repeatedly switches between his left and right hand. (01:06:25 - 01:07:25)

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2nd Mar 2013

Spooks (2002)

Episode #4.2 - S4-E2

Continuity mistake: The ladder carried by a bomber is a plain, ordinary ladder. After he puts it up against a post, it changes to an extendable one made up of three connected ladders.

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2nd Mar 2013

Doctor Who (2005)

Army of Ghosts (1) - S2-E15

Continuity mistake: When the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver on the glass partition in the Torchwood Institute, cracks radiate out in a star pattern, meaning the glass will break into pointed shards. When it does break, it breaks into cubes, like safety glass. (00:29:30)

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20th Feb 2013

Torchwood (2006)

To The Last Man - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: Gwen views a transparency of two Torchwood members from 1918. The words "Torchwood" can be seen behind them. When Ianto takes the transparency and holds it up, the slide is different: it contains five people and the word "Torchwood" is above their heads.

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The Incredible Theft - S1-E8

Continuity mistake: Poirot is holding up a letter in an envelope. He turns it to show the front to Lady Mayfield. The flap of the envelope appears to be tucked in. The shot cuts to a close-up, but now the back of the envelope is facing Lady Mayfield and the flap is sealed. He then turns the envelope to show her the front. (00:44:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Thornhill and Vandamm are seated in the café at Mount Rushmore, Vandamm clasps his hands together and rests them on the table. In the next shot, he has his hand flat against his body. In the following shot, his hands are back to being clasped.

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18th Aug 2009

Suspicion (1941)

Continuity mistake: Johnnie, Lina and Beaky are playing anagrams. Lina spells out the word MURDER with an M as the first letter. The shot cuts away and then back again, and now the first letter is an inverted W. (01:01:40)

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Continuity mistake: Van Ruijven grabs Griet and makes her drop the plates she is holding. She bends down and picks up a broken piece of crockery and an unbroken plate. In the next shot, the plates she is holding are both unbroken. (00:58:00)

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He Died a Death - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: Tony Sparkle is seen defacing a picture of Judy Talent. He starts writing something beginning with T. The action cuts away for a moment, and then back again. The words on the picture are "SAD OLD BAT". (00:07:05)

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The Case of the Missing - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: The model in Rammel's office that WPC Softly leant on, causing it to collapse, is seen behind her while she is talking to Rammel. In some shots, the model has collapsed forwards while in others it has fallen backwards. (00:21:00 - 00:21:45)

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