Death in Paradise

Episode #4.4 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: Humphrey uses a blue paper tissue to try and write down the pros and cons list; in the table close-up, the cup of goobers and the coaster are roughly aligned on the same plank, while they are at greater distance in the other shots. (00:23:40)

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Episode #4.4 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: Humphrey speaks with the groom, and then walks away. He moved barely a couple meters, and walking on the dock there are extras (the woman in purple that was shopping at the stall, and the woman sitting by the boat.) that made rather significant jumps in space and time to be there. (00:16:55)

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Episode #4.4 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: Commissioner Selwyn Patterson sneaks into the police station. Dwayne spots him; in close-up, the table lamp is angled lower and switched on, as opposed to the rest of the scene. (00:13:00)

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Episode #4.4 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: Florence unfurls the evidence bag twice in different ways in separate shots when Goodman mentions that the victim couldn't have opened the door coming out of the tub, and similarly moves the pink scrapbook to her left twice. (00:07:30)

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Episode #4.4 - S4-E4

Continuity mistake: Humphrey is talking to the hotel staffer, and goes back to the bathroom to check the candles as he asks if they came with the room. Camille holds the notepad tilted towards her, but the next shot starts with her pad tilted the opposite way. A moment later, Florence opens her own pad, and re-opens it when DI Goodman is back with the candle. (00:06:25)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Humphrey walks into Henri Garon's place, camera in hand, showing him video proof of his mischief. In close-up, the lanky policeman's pinky finger is off the camera, while in the shot before and after the finger is on the camera lens. (00:37:15)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Florence is showing the silhouette in the camera screen - and her fingers are positioned on the device in an entirely different way between close-up and other angles. (00:20:15)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Goodman and Camille are driving back from the chat with the treasurer of the Society and wonder if $4,000 are enough to motivate someone to kill. In this part of the scene, Camille takes her hand off from the steering wheel, but it's back in the reverse shot. (00:18:15)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: When Ryan asks Theresa where do the cloths go, Goodman has his left arm across the belly, over the jacket. At the reverse shot, his hand is nowhere to be seen, his posture reveals he has it pocketed. (00:17:45)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: When Florence passes the sheet with Alan Butler's info to DI Humphrey Goodman, on the background Dwayne is working at the computer and glances towards them - but as the paper reaches Goodman's hands in the next shot, Dwayne has changed stance and is sitting comfortably watching them. (00:12:15)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: When Camille spots the camera and asks Henri Garon to give it to the authorities, in close-up the camera is fairly close to the side of the table by him. In the wider angles though, it's noticeably more distant, at least compared to the distance with the shorter side of the table. (00:07:50)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: During the first interview with the suspects, at Catherine's, the drinks on the table are positioned differently depending on the angle; for instance when Imke Sandt mentions the "foraged for other ingredients", the slice of lemon on her glass is on the part of the rim closest to her, but when Camille begins her follow-up question the slice moved to the opposite side. (00:07:30)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: Dwayne goes through the personal belongings of the victim he just catalogued. In the background, watch for Florence; she is not holding a pen, her right hand is on the bloc notes. Camera closer up, and she is holding a pen. Moments later, Camille is writing with her pen that has the cap fitted on the top, except in the last shot (when Dwayne mentions the authentic meal) when it's gone. (00:05:35)

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Episode #4.3 - S4-E3

Continuity mistake: During the rehearsal of the reenactment, one of the women is filming with a video camera; throughout the scene, the black strap of the device flutters at different length and position in the various shots. (00:01:15)

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Episode #2.7 - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: When Fidel and Dwayne arrive at the place where Camille and Richard are hiding for the hurricane, they can open the doors without a problem, whereas Camille and Richard had taken great care of locking the doors from the inside.

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Erupting in Murder - S6-E1

Trivia: A bit of the episode has been cut for the streaming releases; at the end of the scene with Humphrey taking Martha's luggage, he would make a date with her for the next day, to cook dinner for her at 8. This has been eliminated probably because it created timing issues with 8 PM being too well lit (in contrast with the supposed timing of the murder) and the ending takes place at Catherine's for a cute drinking scene anyway. (00:22:50)

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Question: When Richard reminisces about England, he talks about going to the pub and having a pint. Yet the whole time he's in Saint Marie, he is never seen to drink alcohol with the rest of the team; only cups of tea. Why?

Answer: Most likely they had only tropical exotic drinks, he wanted an old fashioned English beer.

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