Factual error: During the examination of the crime scene at the beginning of the episode, not one of the Crime Scene Officers or any of the police on site wear latex gloves. The supervising police officer picks up a vital piece of evidence - a small bag of jewellery - with bare hands! They have hopelessly contaminated the scene.
Jonathan Creek (1997)
1 factual error in season 1 - chronological order
Starring: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan
The Sinner and the Sandman - S5-E2
Factual error: Members of The Salvation Army do not gamble and do not buy lottery tickets.
Madeline Magellan: Enough with the pedanticism and let us eat.
Jonathan Creek: The word is pedantry.
Question: What exactly did Jonathan and Maddie give to the tramp in exchange for information?
Answer: It was actually mouthwash.
Chosen answer: It was a bottle of turpentine.
Methylated spirit, always coloured purple.