Factual error: The name tags on the US uniforms are on the wrong side. They are on the left pocket whereas they should be on the right pocket.
Factual error: When picking the window lock, Rauch/Stamm used a saw blade which was marked "Made in Germany" - in 1983 it would have been specifically stated either West or East Germany. (00:32:15)
Continuity mistake: When General Edel and Martin get in their car at the gas station, the fuel pump nozzle is still in the fuel port of the car. They drive off and the fuel pump nozzle has miraculously removed itself from the car.
Continuity mistake: Lisa Steiler´s nails are blue when they are in the lake. Then, next to the fire, the nails are red.
Able Archer - S1-E8
Factual error: Lenora packs her briefcase with various passports, including a burgundy covered one with the UK insignia. UK Passports in the 1980s had a dark-blue cover and did not adopt the EU standard burgundy cover until 1988.
