Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When Richard quantifies the odds of all the accidents and deaths happening in 48 hours as tens of millions to one, Fidel has his hand under his chin in the front view, no hand in sight when he's in the foreground. (00:38:00)
Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Fidel walks away from Liz Curtis almost tripping like an idiot and making a fool out of himself in general, Kelly Adams has her fingers in front of her mouth and chin in the front views, but not in the reverse shots. (00:15:55)
Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Fidel is examining the corpse of Dr Ian Parks. Poole asks him then how did he know that the gun was being restored. Notice Camille in that same shot stops writing and lowers the pen hand. Fidel then stands, the cut comes, and Camille is shown still with both hands on the pad. (00:08:50)
Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Richard makes his way from the taxi to the camp in the jungle. He passes by the suspect wearing a denim shirt (Chris Winchester), who sports a hairdo with several curls on his forehead. Cut to him passing by the suspect with a derpy face (Daniel Morgan), and Chris is in the background, slightly out of focus but with a clear forehead. (00:07:55)
Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Frustrated by getting only white noise on the telly, DI Richard Poole puts the remote down. He puts it down at a sharp angle, with most of it off the book on the stand, but in the shot featuring the iconic lizard the remote is mostly on top of the book. (00:06:00)
Episode #2.4 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Dwayne goes to investigate the accident in the caves wishing a happy weekend to his bosses. Camille then flashes two fliers; from the front, the one in her left hand is the one on top of the other, from the back, it's the right one. (00:03:45)
Answer: There's probably no particular reason. Sets and props on long-running TV shows often change as needed and for various reasons throughout a series run.
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