Continuity mistake: When Nida is chasing Smart in her car, they are (correctly for England, in which it is set) driving on the left until they reach the level crossing. After they cross the level crossing, they are both seen driving on the right, with Nida trying to overtake Smart on the left. This has nothing to do with changing lanes during a chase, as Smart is, at that stage, unaware that he is being pursued.
Necrothesp
2nd Aug 2023
Black Mirror (2011)
6th Jan 2023
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
Continuity mistake: When Christopher Robin first appears in uniform he is wearing second lieutenant's pips. In the following scene, later the same day, they have disappeared, but he is still wearing an open-necked officer's battledress tunic with shirt and tie. He says he is a private. In fact, he joined the Royal Engineers as a sapper (not a private) and was later commissioned.
10th Jan 2022
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
Continuity mistake: The SS commander is at various times with at least three completely different sets of epaulettes. In one scene, while he is addressing two aides, the epaulettes of all three change between shots.
22nd Oct 2021
Vigil (2021)
Continuity mistake: Kirsten is referred to as a DC (Detective Constable) in the first half of the series and then as a DS (Detective Sergeant) in the second half. As these later episodes include flashbacks to before the previous episodes, she obviously hasn't suddenly been promoted.
7th Oct 2021
Vigil (2021)
Continuity mistake: The captain (who holds the rank of commander) is in some scenes wearing four rank rings instead of the correct three he wears for the rest of the series.
22nd Nov 2018
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Continuity mistake: At the Chequers meeting in early 1944, Sir Bernard Montgomery is wearing the rank insignia of a field marshal. In the later meeting with the King in which the D-Day plans are announced, he is correctly wearing that of the lower rank of general. In fact, Montgomery was promoted from general to field marshal on 1 September 1944, nearly three months after D-Day.
22nd May 2018
Pacific Rim (2013)
Continuity mistake: When Chuck Hansen is sitting at the dinner table arguing with Raleigh he is bareheaded. He stands up and in the next shot he has his baseball cap on. He had no time to put it on at all. It seems to have spontaneously appeared on his head.
22nd Jan 2018
Happy Valley (2014)
Episode #1.5 - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: The police force in the series is consistently described as the Yorkshire Police, a fictional force (and its name and crest are shown numerous times). However, when the detective superintendent is being interviewed on TV, the on-screen caption says he is from the West Yorkshire Police, the real force that covers the area.
22nd Jan 2018
Happy Valley (2014)
Episode #1.6 - S1-E6
Continuity mistake: The district commander wears the rank insignia of a chief superintendent up until the final episode, when he suddenly appears with the insignia of the lower rank of superintendent.
16th Nov 2017
American Horror Story (2011)
Charles (Manson) in Charge - S7-E10
Continuity mistake: Kai applies shaving soap to his whole face, including his upper lip. In the next shot, there is no soap on his upper lip and he puts it on again.
13th Jul 2017
The Last Ship (2014)
Continuity mistake: In the previous episode, Doc Rios says he can hardly see anything without his glasses. In this episode, still without his glasses, he looks out of the hut window and describes the compound beyond in detail.
31st Mar 2017
SS-GB (2016)
Continuity mistake: Archer is at various times described as chief superintendent (a rank which wasn't introduced until 1949), superintendent and inspector. Nobody, including him, seems to know what his actual rank is.
23rd Mar 2017
Jekyll & Hyde (2015)
The Incubus - S1-E9
Continuity mistake: In episode 5, it was established that there is no road to the Jezequiel house. Robert and Max had to leave their car in the village and walk across the fields to the house. In this episode, however, Robert drives his car right up to the house with no problem.
1st Mar 2017
Unforgotten (2015)
Continuity mistake: The series doesn't seem sure what Sunny's rank is. He is described at various times both on screen and in the credits as both Detective Inspector and Detective Sergeant.
14th Dec 2015
Homeland (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Lt Col Khan leans forward in the airport scene his epaulette can be seen to bear only the single pip of a second lieutenant. When he stands up again he is wearing the pip and emblem of a lieutenant-colonel once more.
10th Sep 2015
Tut (2015)
Continuity mistake: Tutankhamun and Suhad ride to the Mitanni city on a horse with no equipment at all, not even a saddle. Yet mysteriously when they need to stop for the night a large tent appears out of nowhere.
3rd Jun 2015
Casualty (1986)
Continuity mistake: Louis Fairhead's year of birth is given as 1992. He was actually born during Series 11 in 1996.
7th Sep 2014
Homeland (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Brody is captured in the previous episode his head is completely shaved. This episode takes place no more than a few days later (it is actually implied that it is three days), but he now has a full head of hair.
2nd Oct 2012
Ted (2012)
Continuity mistake: After John and Lori crash into the rear of Donny's car, the front of their car is visibly smashed in. However, when we see their car later it seems more or less undamaged except for a damaged number plate.
16th Jul 2012
Paths of Glory (1957)
Continuity mistake: According to one of the characters, the firing squad is drawn from the 3rd Battalion of the 701st Infantry Regiment, the same regiment as most of the other characters. However, all the members of the firing squad (except the officer and sergeant, who are credited characters seen elsewhere in the film) have "710" on their collar patches. This can be seen when the sergeant, who has "701" on his collar patches, is briefing them.
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