Factual error: Martha picks up a bone saw to start the autopsy on Owen. An autopsy should start with a Y incision from just below the arm pits to the sternum and then down the stomach to the pubic region - using a scalpel, not a bone saw.
Torchwood (2006)
1 mistake in Dead Man Walking - chronological order
Starring: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Kai Owen
Captain Jack Harkness: Captain Jack Harkness, note the stripes.
Captain John Hart: Captain John Hart, note the sarcasm.
Captain Jack Harkness: Hey, I worked my way up through the ranks.
Captain John Hart: I bet the ranks were very grateful.
Trivia: Torchwood is an anagram for Doctor Who, the show of which this series is a spin-off.
Question: How did Jack get the Doctor's severed hand?
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Answer: He might have requisitioned or stolen it from Torchwood London, or he might have been ready down below once it'd been severed, searching for "the right Doctor" and not knowing that the newly-regenerated Doctor was the one he was looking for.
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