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)
Continuity mistake: Poirot reads the telegram after the opium den raid. The letter is in his left hand, but moves between shots to the right hand. (00:40:40)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When Poirot's castle collapses, the cards are all in perfect order, but become scattered after the cut to Japp. (00:35:40)
Continuity mistake: The level of sherry in Radnor's glass changes after Hastings smiles at him when Poirot is laying the trap. (00:38:40)
Continuity mistake: After reading the will of the deceased, the lawyer folds back the first page twice in two different shots. (00:26:05)
Revealing mistake: As he scolds Hastings for his pancreatic hullabaloo, Poirot drinks his tisane from an empty cup. (00:02:55)
Revealing mistake: The stuntman smashing through the window is quite obvious - he does not even have the hair styled like Hastings'. (00:31:30)
Factual error: Japp in this episode uses a Humber Snipe, a 1937 model. The story is set in 1935.
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)
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)
Continuity mistake: Miss Lemon's ice cream quite literally melts between shots (and the actress ignores the dripping on her fingers). (00:51:15)
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)
Audio problem: Nick gets supposedly grazed by a bullet fired while the plane's noise has already diminished considerably, making quite unlikely that any gunshot could be drowned out by it. (00:06:50)
Continuity mistake: Poirot shows Hastings Nicki's hat; he holds it in a different way (using the thumb to pinch, or with the light brim tucked in between index and middle) between shots. (00:08:55)
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)
Continuity mistake: During the sentence when Hastings tells Poirot he's got "No imagination at all", the lady sitting behind the Belgian faces the other way between shots. (00:02:25)
Continuity mistake: When Japp talks to Poirot and Hastings about the gallery troubles, the peppermint rock candy he is waving is wrapped differently between shots. (01:13:40)
Continuity mistake: Poirot meets Hastings about to go play golf with a Stiffie. Hastings holds his hat by the brim, which turns into the crown in the reverse shot. (01:02:05)
Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."
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