Sammo

22nd Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Humphrey tries to sneak away without waking Martha up, but being Humphrey he fails. In the shot when he stands back up after the hilarious bawl, the bed is sunlit, contradicting what is shown before and after. (00:10:10)

Sammo

22nd Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Linda Taylor brings to the inspector the keys as instructed. Goodman holds the keys and the packet of smokes at the same height, but when she is about to go away throwing a last look at the covered corpse, all of a sudden the key hand is much lower than the other. (00:09:50)

Sammo

22nd Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Humphrey shows the outside of the murder scene to his girlfriend; when he casts the torchlight on the balcony, before the cut you can spot his right arm holding the torch at the left of the frame. He is holding the torch with his left hand before and after. (00:07:25)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: Martha and Humphrey are toasting. Watch out at the moment of the long scream; both Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton hold wine glasses but those keep changing position between shots. She puts hers down, it is up again a moment, and down at the next cut, while he puts down his, releases his fingers from it, and in the next shot the fingers are still squeezing it only to release the glass again in a repetition of the gesture later. (00:03:45)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Impossible Murder - S6-E3

Continuity mistake: DI Humprey Goodman and Martha Lloyd get on a boat at the beginning of the episode. Humph is to Martha's right when they begin, but midway through Martha is sitting to Humphrey's right, with her bag also switching place with Humphrey's accordingly. (00:00:35)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: After the interview unveiling the secret of the writer and her assistant, Humphrey is at the police station recapping the case. He says "Either one of them could have done it", leaning into the board, hand on his hips. Dwayne says "Maybe they were in it together?", and Humphrey's position is entirely different. (00:36:50)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: Professor Patricia Lawrence pretends not to know about the harassment charges. Florence then pretends to call the University, and the professor begins to talk. Florence goes between shots from holding the phone to her chest, to have it below the belt. It's not just a little jump ahead in the scene, because the continuity is wrong also with the professor's hair; she has a wisp to the right side of her neck, or not, depending on the angle. (00:19:50)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: Dwayne and JP found a woman living in the cabin, and Dwayne just asked her about the events occurring supposedly at 1:25. When she responds "Sorry, no", she puts her hand on the frame, but it's back to her cheek in the reverse shot. (00:15:05)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: When for some reason Humphrey's staff is nagging him about receiving the text message, the position of his hand on top of the file cabinet changes between shots. He is right at the edge of it, but further behind later. (00:05:05)

Sammo

21st Apr 2020

Death in Paradise (2011)

The Secret of the Flame Tree - S6-E2

Continuity mistake: After the opening, Humph makes his way to the file cabinet almost moonwalking and whistling a jaunty tune. Dwayne looks askance at this merriment turning towards Florence. That is in the wide shot, but in close-up Dwayne is looking still at his paper, and only a second later turns towards her. (00:04:45)

Sammo

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