Necrothesp

7th Dec 2024

Conclave (2024)

Factual error: The Torre delle Milizie is visible from the courtyard in the Vatican and looks fairly close. You can't even see the tower from the Vatican. It's quite a long way away.

Necrothesp

27th Nov 2024

Breathe (2017)

Factual error: The RAF Dakota that flies Robin and Diana back from Kenya in 1959 has American markings and D-Day invasion stripes, marking it as a heritage aircraft rather than a service aircraft of the era.

Necrothesp

27th Nov 2024

Breathe (2017)

Factual error: The film describes the British headquarters in Kenya as the "British Embassy." Kenya was still a colony, so there was no British embassy; it was Government House.

Necrothesp

Factual error: Although addressed throughout the film using his correct rank of Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-Colonel), Rudolf Höss wears the rank insignia of the lower rank of Sturmbannführer (Major).

Necrothesp

17th Nov 2024

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Season 3 generally

Factual error: Northern Irish characters speaking to other Northern Irish characters refer to cellphones or cells. They're always known as mobile phones or mobiles in the British Isles. Nobody would use the American term.

Necrothesp

16th Nov 2024

Blitz (2024)

Factual error: Someone shouts "jobsworth" at a London Underground official. This term is first recorded in 1970. The film is set in 1940.

Necrothesp

16th Nov 2024

A United Kingdom (2016)

Factual error: The presidents of South Africa, South West Africa and the Rhodesias all object to Seretse and Ruth's marriage. But the head of state of all these countries and territories at the time was King George VI. None of them had presidents.

Necrothesp

11th Sep 2024

A Small Light (2023)

Show generally

Factual error: Karl Silberbauer, who headed the raid on the secret annexe, wears the insignia of an SS-Sturmbannführer (major). He was actually an SS-Hauptscharführer (senior sergeant). His superior is addressed in German as "Herr Major" (not an SS rank and not how an SS officer would be addressed), but wears the insignia of an SS-Standartenführer (colonel).

Necrothesp

7th Sep 2024

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Lochan Mor - S3-E8

Factual error: The credits refer to a 'PSNI lieutenant'. The Police Service of Northern Ireland uses standard British police ranks. He would be an inspector.

Necrothesp

7th Sep 2024

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Lochan Mor - S3-E8

Factual error: Having crossed on the ferry from Stranraer to Northern Ireland, the Sons have a long ride through the Northern Irish countryside before reaching Belfast. However, the ferry from Stranraer docks at Belfast. They wouldn't be going anywhere near the countryside.

Necrothesp

5th Jan 2024

The Crown (2016)

Ritz - S6-E8

Factual error: Peter Townsend is depicted in 1945 wearing the ribbons of the DSO (which he won in 1941) and the DFC (which he won in 1940), but not the rosette indicating a bar to the DFC (which he also won in 1940) and the 1939-45 Star (which he would have been awarded in 1943).

Necrothesp

5th Jan 2024

The Crown (2016)

Ruritania - S6-E6

Factual error: The swan official is described as the Warden of the Swans. The official depicted is actually the Marker of the Swans, a different post which wears the uniform shown.

Necrothesp

Part 3 - S1-E3

Factual error: A British radio news bulletin refers to "Aydolf" Hitler. The British always used the original German pronunciation with a short A rather than the American pronunciation with a long A.

Necrothesp

3rd Jul 2023

Age of Heroes (2011)

Factual error: The SS commander wears the collar patch of a Hauptsturmführer (captain), but the epaulettes of an Unterscharführer (corporal).

Necrothesp

3rd Jul 2023

Age of Heroes (2011)

Factual error: Flight Sergeant Rollright wears the three chevrons of a sergeant, rather than the three chevrons and a crown of a flight sergeant.

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Factual error: Colonel Weber is not an Oberst, but an SS-Oberführer. Given all his men are also SS, there is no likelihood they would use an army rank to address him, especially one that is junior to his actual rank.

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Suggested correction: In fact, Oberst is the literal translation of the word "Colonel" into German. It would not be unusual for Germans to call a colonel by his rank in his native language (even if he is an SS colonel).

Big Game

There is no chance that SS men would use an army rank when referring to an SS officer. That would be like a sailor calling a naval captain "colonel" because the ranks are equivalent.

Necrothesp

3rd Jul 2023

Age of Heroes (2011)

Factual error: Ian Fleming wears First World War service ribbons. Fleming was ten at the end of the First World War.

Necrothesp

12th Apr 2023

The Catch (2023)

12th Apr 2023

The Catch (2023)

Show generally

Factual error: The Royal Navy sailors are shown with just 'HMS' on their cap tallies. This was only seen in the Second World War for security reasons. In peacetime, the tally bears the name of the ship or shore establishment to which the rating is assigned.

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