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Starbucks coffee in Westeros? A man in blue jeans in the middle of a light saber fight in The Madalorian? If these sound odd and out of place, it’s because they are. However, due to production mistakes they actually ended up making the cut onscreen in a myriad of period shows on television.
But it’s tough for something not to be noticed given that nothing gets past eagle-eyed fans. Just recently, a scene in the fourth season of Netflix’s Bridgerton stirred a reaction after fans noticed Katie Leung’s character sporting a band-aid on her ear, seemingly to cover an ear piercing that she was unlikely to have in the Regency era. Guess the subtle workaround didn’t fool the audience.
Despite the errors, shows have made light of the mishaps by joking about it on social media, the cast speaking out and/or even donating to charity because of it. Below, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at some of the mishaps caught on shows including Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Mad Men and more.
‘Bridgerton’: A Band-Aid and Parking Lines
Netflix’s Bridgerton may take place during the Regency era in England, but fans have noticed a couple of mishaps that seemed too modern for Lady Whistledown and sure to cause a scandal. In season one opening scenes, the audience can see horse-drawn carriages on a cobblestone road. However, it was noticed that the street happened to have yellow parking lines, which reportedly didn’t debut in the U.K. until the 1950s. Jumping to season four, Katie Leung — who plays Araminta, the stepmother of Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) — is shown in the first episode with a small, flesh colored Band-Aid on her left ear. Though assumed to be used to cover a piercing, the issue is those Band-Aids didn’t exist during that time.
