Continuity and other errors in British films/TV

[Peter Mugridge]

Not so much a continuity error as shockingly poor research:

In the new book "Rip Tide" by Stella Rimmington ( who, given her previous job, you would expect to get the research spot on... ), is the following line:

The train from Birmingham to King's Cross was packed...

 

[Harlesden]

Well J.K. Rowling apparently "forgot" that Platform 9 at King's Cross is not part of the main station

 

[Buttsy]

Not so much a continuity error as shockingly poor research:

In the new book "Rip Tide" by Stella Rimmington ( who, given her previous job, you would expect to get the research spot on... ), is the following line:

Perhaps it was a diversion as WCML, GWML and MML were closed!!!!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Perhaps it was a diversion as WCML, GWML and MML were closed!!!!

Nah... definitely poor research; further on in the book ( which is set in the current era ) an undercover agent has just been subject to attempted murder by being pushed off the platform at the back of a bus in Birmingham...

 

[Buttsy]

Nah... definitely poor research; further on in the book ( which is set in the current era ) an undercover agent has just been subject to attempted murder by being pushed off the platform at the back of a bus in Birmingham...

No wonder we've been no good at spying...