Agatha Christie's Poirot

Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Vyse is beginning to talk about the new will, in the wide shot encompassing the whole table, the open folder is raised, as the left page is sitting on top of another object. In the close-up of the letter, the folder is perfectly level with the table. (00:34:45)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Commander Challenger in front of his boat laughs with Hastings "I hope my alibi is in order." As he says that, Hastings nods. During this close-up, his hat is casting a completely different shadow, covering his whole shoulder instead of just the back of the neck as in the rest of the scene. (01:03:35)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Jim Lazarus pulls over by the protagonists to complain about being unable to see Nick. During the scene, Paul Geoffrey's different facial expressions are shown in the side mirror of the car, but each time we cut back to him, he has the same stoic face listening to Poirot. (00:47:00)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Poirot rudely awakens Hastings with his three questions. You get a good view of Hastings' wristwatch on the bedstand. When at the end of the Q&A Hastings turns his attention to the watch, it is in a completely different position. (00:41:25 - 00:42:35)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Poirot and Hastings are talking with Freddie, by her invitation. She says "You'll be giving me a diploma next" and three extras walk by her chair. In the following shot she completes the action of standing up, but the extras are still there, behind their original positions. (00:44:15)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Freddie holds the Mauser 1910 gun, Alison Sterling holds it in a very characteristic way (thumb and and pinky finger stick out) in the front views. It is held in a much more orthodox way in the views from behind. (00:43:50)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Starting the seance, Poirot ask everyone to hold their hands. Lazarus barely stifles a laughter. Between that shot and the previous, his hand goes from above the table to underneath it. (01:38:25)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Poirot shows Freddie the bullet, in the close-up his hand is right by the sugar bowl, but he was shown putting the cigarette holder at greater distance, closer to Freddie herself. (00:25:05)

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Peril at End House - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Poirot and Hastings are eating after their first visit to End House. During the entire scene, natural light changes in intensity depending on the angle of filming. (00:20:15 - 00:21:10)

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The Dream - S1-E10

Plot hole: Nobody hears the sound of a gun being fired past a door they were waiting almost in front of, and the police cannot tell apart a shot fired point blank by one fired 20 feet away and probably at a very sharp angle. Moreover, the bleeding should be all over his face, since leaning the way it is shown in this adaptation is most likely to lead the victim to fall over, and even leave bloodstains out of the window and on the ground below, which someone would have noticed in the crowded factory.

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Problem at Sea - S1-E7

Trivia: Poirot in the ship's lounge is reading the actual May 1st 1935 issue of Bystander (recognizable by the cover and with the correct page order, does not seem to be a simple movie prop), roughly consistent with the time frame of the first season and a contest taking place on the 14th. (00:07:50)

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Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."

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Answer: It sounds a bit like "American", but listen very closely and you will hear "Belgian".

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