The Adventure of the Western Star - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Poirot does the handkiss on lady Yardly, she has her thumb up when she's viewed from the front, but down in the side view. (00:45:55)
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)
Factual error: Nick says that she made the will 6 months before the events of the episode, just before her appendix surgery. The surgery happened on February 27th, so it would be the end of August now. But at the beginning of the first episode Hastings was reading a (movie prop) copy of the Daily Express which had on the cover "Perry makes a new record - Champion two years in succession", complete with a picture where he is unmistakably with his rival Gottfried Von Cramm. The photo (and the mention of the 2 years record) is about the Wimbledon final who took place on 5 July 1935. That's almost 2 months earlier than it should be. (00:04:45)
Continuity mistake: Once Ghost Nick enters the room and Poirot turns on the lights, the Crofts stare at her, and you can see in frame the right arm of "Mne LeMon", sitting by Milly. Next shot though, Miss Lemon is standing on her feet. (00:40:10)
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)
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)
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)
Continuity mistake: When Gertie and Joey make their escape running down the stairs of the hall, they pass by a couple (she has a white hat and a blue dress). When Poirot and Japp run after them, the same couple has jumped back several meters. (00:43:00)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Poirot at dinner asks the first question (the bathroom one), he does not have his large napkin in his vest. When he asks the second one (the bedroom one), the napkin he had for all the rest of the scene is back. (00:40:15)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Poirot does the newspaper trick for Miss Lemon, the final reveal has him present the newspaper holding it between index and thumb in the front view, index and middle with the thumb sticking out in the back view. (00:42:10)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Character mistake: The magician's assistant wears a costume that leaves her legs exposed, and the costume itself vanishes. The trick can't go as Poirot describes to Hastings and Japp (and it is made with a TV editing trick). (00:07:05)
Continuity mistake: Hastings sits down when Japp is having his meal at the inn, and eats one of Japp's sandwiches. In the rest of the scene, the sandwiches on the plate change position and Japp's beer has been replenished a bit. (00:35:00)
Continuity mistake: When not-so-Lavington is spying Japp and Mad Dog Poirot outside of the station, he is holding the wheel with his right hand at the top, but a moment after he's using that hand to smoke instead. (00:34:35)
Continuity mistake: Poirot opens the "intolerable" letter Miss Lemon hands him; camera in the door and he has his finger between envelope and letter, reverse shot and he is holding them parallel together. (00:33:45)
Revealing mistake: The phone book has a LMS logo on the page edges in the close-up where we see Poirot actually flip through - the logo disappears when he is moving the book in the rest of the scene. (00:16:10)
Continuity mistake: When the box opens revealing the jewelry, the jewelry is scattered differently each time it is seen. The box itself gets closer to the table's edge when the lady nabs the jewelry. (00:40:40 - 00:42:40)
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)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: Carving the distant relative of his parrot for dinner, Poirot slices one side in the close-up, which turns out to be the exact opposite side in the wider shot. (00:38:35)
Continuity mistake: Lavington puts his hat on the couch before talking to Poirot. The hat shifts closer to Hastings and then back closer to the armrest during the scene. (00:12:45 - 00:14:30)
Continuity mistake: Lavington arrogantly sits in Poirot's study and opens his cigarette case, closing it after. In the following close-up, the case is open again. (00:13:15)
