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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: The guests of Styles Court manage to get inside the room of Mrs. Inglethorp and talk to her before the second fatal crisis happens. In the first wide shot you can see Hastings peek at Lawrence and then look towards the fireplace, which is an action he'll do in the close-up that follows - Lawrence does not seem to look in the direction Hastings is checking out, at all, but that is actually a nice touch considering the resolution. Moreover, in the second close-up of Hastings looking at him (the one that follows the view of the fireplace), Mary is directly in front of Hastings, you can see her insignia and arm. But instantly she is shown at the cut, creeping along the wall behind Lawrence. (00:29:00)

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: At dinner, Alfred Inglethorp asks Hastings what he's going to do after the war. The person to his left is placing a glass on the table. The next cut happens mid-sentence and in that instantaneous timeframe the glass is perfectly still while the wine was still noticeably moving in the previous shot. (00:10:10)

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: The coroner asks Mary to tell everyone about the quarrel. Frontal shot of Mr. Wells; he is pointing his hand with the spectacles at a certain height. Reverse shot; the hand is lower, resting on the other hand, and only then he raises it to the same level as it was in the other shot. (00:53:40)

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: When Evie Howard leaves the house after the argument with Mrs. Inglethorp, she sits on the sofa explaining what happened to Hastings and the others. She has her hands on top of the purse handles. After a brief cut on Mary saying "oh no", one of the handles is free. (00:16:40)

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The Plymouth Express - S3-E4

Continuity mistake: When Miss Lemon announces Mr. Halliday, Poirot has two open letters on his desk, side by side when the camera is positioned behind the desk, which turn into one (probably one on top of the other) when the camera is positioned in front. (00:07:00)

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The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - S3-E3

Continuity mistake: In the cabin of Mr. Ridgeway, Poirot approaches the portmanteau. In the close-up the tie covers completely the lock before Poirot pushes it aside with his cane, but in the wider shot part of it was already visible, uncovered. (00:24:25)

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Wasps' Nest - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: Poirot is examining the photos taken by Hastings at the party. Depending on the camera angle, the pictures and their reciprocal distance change across the whole sequence. (00:15:30 - 00:16:05)

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Wasps' Nest - S3-E5

Continuity mistake: Having received Japp's phone call, Poirot puts down the picture of the mysterious man. The photo sits on top of the other pictures in a different spot at the cut. (00:35:35)

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