The Plague of the Zombies

Continuity mistake: The Squire's main henchman, Denver, ends up being pushed into a fire before being stabbed to death by Sir James. When Denver is first shown falling into the fire, he goes down face-first, with his left arm catching fire. The shot changes, and then suddenly he is face-up, and it is his right arm that is on fire.

Andrew Upton

Continuity mistake: Squire Hamilton and his men make an unsuccessful attempt to retrieve the zombified Alice. When Sir James and Dr Tompson return to her lying in the now open grave, a longer shot shows her already wearing her grey zombie makeup. When it changes to the close-up of her face, she appears normal again but is then shown changing into her grey zombie appearance before rising from the grave in an obvious continuation of the original longer shot of her in the open grave.

Andrew Upton

Continuity mistake: When Squire Hamilton causes Sylvia to cut her hand on broken glass, the amount she is shown to bleed is realistically very small. When he transfers it almost immediately into another glass container, it is suddenly and unrealistically a much larger amount.

Andrew Upton

Continuity mistake: As Alice discusses Squire Hamilton at the Tompson house, we see Sylvia putting away some of her clothes into a wardrobe. She puts a large dress onto a hanger, and inside, which immediately disappears when the shot changes. She then puts another smaller item onto a hanger and inside, and when the shot changes, she can be seen putting the same item into the wardrobe again.

Andrew Upton

Continuity mistake: When Sir James and Sylvia arrive by coach at the Tompson home, the driver carries their baggage to the door. He is played by a younger actor with darker hair initially, but when the shot changes to the door of the house, he is suddenly being played by a noticeably older actor with grey hair yet wearing the same clothes and still carrying the same bags.

Andrew Upton

Other mistake: When Sir James examines a book on witchcraft in the Vicar's library, it is a photographic reprint (more contemporary to 1966) of a much older, original book.

Andrew Upton

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Sir James Forbes: I, I find all kinds of witchcraft slightly nauseating and this I find absolutely disgusting.

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