Necrothesp

20th Aug 2018

Cardinal (2017)

Terri - S2-E3

Factual error: The board at the entrance to the abandoned air force base reads "Canadian Aviation Forces" and lower down mentions the "Minister of Defense." There has never been any such organisation as the Canadian Aviation Forces (it was the Air Command from 1975 to 2011 and is now the Royal Canadian Air Force once more) and the minister's title is the Minister of National Defence (without the American spelling).

Necrothesp

20th Aug 2018

Cardinal (2017)

10th Jul 2018

The Crown (2016)

Season 1 generally

Factual error: Peter Townsend wears the rank insignia of a group captain (and is referred to as Group Captain Townsend) from the beginning of the series in 1947. In fact, Townsend was promoted from wing commander to group captain on 1 January 1953. He was also appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1947, but is never seen wearing the appropriate medal ribbon, which should come first on his collection.

Necrothesp

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.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Show generally

Factual error: Major Markham is consistently referred to as the CO (Commanding Officer). As a company commander, he is actually the OC (Officer Commanding). In the British Army, CO is a title reserved for the commanders of battalion-sized units.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Show generally

Factual error: Sergeant Baxter seems to be the senior NCO of the company. There appear to be no company sergeant major or staff sergeants. This is very odd, but particularly odd in the Royal Military Police, which is very NCO-heavy.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Show generally

Factual error: The Royal Military Police's main job is to police the army. The show depicts them as a general security unit. Weirdly, when soldiers are shown guarding the prison and the courthouse, which would be an RMP job, they are not RMP.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Show generally

Factual error: The RMP cap badge is completely wrong. It actually features the Royal Cypher (ERII), not the letters RMP as depicted. It is also considerably smaller.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Episode #1.4 - S1-E4

Factual error: The soldier who shoots Yusra's father is listed on the credits as "Royal Scotch Guard." There is no such thing. There are two regiments: the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots. The soldier was actually a member of the latter, as correctly described in the dialogue.

Necrothesp

2nd Mar 2018

The Last Post (2017)

Episode #1.2 - S1-E2

Factual error: The catalogue of errors made by the SAS team (e.g. being caught out in the open, not posting a watch, not using cover) would be unlikely to be made by an ordinary trained infantryman, let alone an elite special forces unit.

Necrothesp

22nd Jan 2018

Ned Kelly (2003)

Factual error: The film implies that Ned Kelly and his friends only became criminals after being harassed by the police. In fact, they had a long history of criminality, bushranging and animal rustling before being declared outlaws.

Necrothesp

22nd Jan 2018

Ned Kelly (2003)

Factual error: In the film, many hostages and policemen are killed and wounded in the final shootout at Glenrowan. In actual fact, two hostages (Martin Cherry and John Jones) were killed and two more wounded, and on the police side only Superintendent Hare, an Aboriginal tracker and a civilian volunteer were wounded. There was no travelling circus present.

Necrothesp

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.

Necrothesp

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.

Necrothesp

22nd Jan 2018

Happy Valley (2014)

Episode #1.5 - S1-E5

Factual error: Catherine is told she's been recommended for the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry. This has not been awarded since 1977, when it was replaced by the Queen's Gallantry Medal, which is still awarded.

Necrothesp

21st Jan 2018

Emmerdale (1972)

Show generally

Factual error: 12/01/2018: DS Benton tells Moira that a body has been found in a harbour near Prague. Prague is a land-locked city in a land-locked country about 200 miles from the nearest coastline.

Necrothesp

21st Jan 2018

John Carter (2012)

Factual error: Carter's war record says he won the Southern Cross of Honor during the American Civil War. While this medal was authorised, it was never actually awarded.

Necrothesp

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Suggested correction: John Carter isn't a real person either. This is science fiction, not a historical documentary.

Phixius

It's still a valid point that he has a decoration that was never awarded. It's mostly science fiction, but the parts that take place in the real world are supposed to take place in the real world.

Necrothesp

I think you're missing the point. The medal could have been awarded during that time, but no real person actually was awarded it. There's nothing preventing someone from being awarded it, and John Carter, as a fictional character, was awarded the medal. It would only be a mistake if they showed a real person who actually existed be awarded the medal or if the medal was never commissioned at that time.

Bishop73

19th Jan 2018

Darkest Hour (2017)

Factual error: The King does not wear pilot's wings above the rank lace on his left sleeve. Photos show that he always wore them, as he was a qualified military pilot.

Necrothesp

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