Factual error: When the Doctor visits William Turner in Chelsea, he claims to be leaving by train from Charing Cross. That station did not open until 1864 - 13 years after the death of Turner.
Mr. Turner (2014)
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Starring: Timothy Spall, Marion Bailey, Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson
Factual error: When Ms. Booth is going upstairs to the room rented to W. Turner she is holding the kerosene lamp. The scene takes place around 1829 and the kerosene lamp was invented in 1853.
Trivia: Paul Jesson and Timothy Spall play father and son in this film. In real life, Jesson is only ten years older than Spall.
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