Murdoch.com - S2-E10
Factual error: Enid, the telegraph operator, exclaims that "He is sending an SOS." However, in the 19th century, distress calls did not include the letters "SOS," It was not until the early 20th Century that SOS was chosen as the international distress call.
Murdoch Night in Canada - S5-E12
Other mistake: Murdoch sends Crabtree to buy six pumpkins, but when they test how tall the murderer might be, there are much more pumpkins can be seen.
Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.
Suggested correction: They just got more pumpkins in between the shots.
It's not about the shooting of the scene. I meant to ask why Crabtree bought more pumpkins if he was instructed to buy only six?
Suggested correction: The show is set in the early 1900's, which is the early 20th century. By the time this event transpired, SOS would have been established as a universal distress signal.
The show starts in 1895 and by season 2, it was still the 19th century and before Germany adopted SOS in 1905.
Bishop73