Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

4 continuity mistakes in The Kidnapped Prime Minister - chronological order

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The Kidnapped Prime Minister - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: When Poirot tells his tailor that it's his equipment that is at fault, Hastings holds the newspaper in ways not coherent between shots (he folds it, but in the reverse shot is still looking at the top of the page, and so on). (00:04:20)

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The Kidnapped Prime Minister - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: Poirot opens the car window in two shots; in the first he is holding his walking stick close to the body, but in the second he has a completely different posture, with the cane perfectly vertical and his arm at a right angle. (00:13:20)

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The Kidnapped Prime Minister - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: At Scotland Yard, Poirot is readying the glasses for the moment when Japp will pass him the paper he's reading, about the driver. When the view switches, his hands, that were above the desk level, start off from underneath the desk. (00:33:35)

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Problem at Sea - S1-E7

Trivia: Poirot in the ship's lounge is reading the actual May 1st 1935 issue of Bystander (recognizable by the cover and with the correct page order, does not seem to be a simple movie prop), roughly consistent with the time frame of the first season and a contest taking place on the 14th. (00:07:50)

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Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."

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Answer: It sounds a bit like "American", but listen very closely and you will hear "Belgian".

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