Agatha Christie's Poirot
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Triangle at Rhodes - S1-E6

Continuity mistake: When Pamela Lyall is talking to Poirot before his scheduled leave going as far as wishing there were a murder so he could stay, her right hand moves on and off the table between shots. (00:24:20)

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Problem at Sea - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Mrs Clapperton puts down the score notes and pencil before lighting up her cigarette. Between the shots and the reverse, the pen disappears and the notebook changes position. (00:13:35)

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The Dream - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: When Hastings holds the letter addressed to Poirot from Farley, his left hand goes between shots from the top to the bottom of the sheet, and vice versa. (00:07:35)

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The Dream - S1-E10

Continuity mistake: The story as presented would be impossible. In the story, Poirot tells his audience that the victim was dead at a time which is earlier than the time that he later tells his audience the victim was killed. (00:37:00 - 00:44:00)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Plot hole: Can't fault this massive plot hole to the adaptation, but to the source material; the culprit (forgetting the stupidity of writing an incriminating letter detailing the plan to murder someone, and put it in a desk he shares with her) since there are people outside the room that are about to enter, tears the letter in 3 neat vertical strips, rolls them, puts them in the vase on the mantlepiece, and then opens the side door to slip away...instead of simply pocketing the letter and going through that same door. Nobody was going to search him or anything and could have burned it, torn it into confetti, anything, later. It takes way way longer to do what he did, which needed him to stay there in the room increasing the chances of being found out. And of course he and his accomplice do not retrieve the letter after.

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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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