Historical (in)accuracy

Post by **simmitc** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:21 pm

Another wonderful example of television getting it wrong. Just seen Heartbeat where some chap is up to no good fiddling under the bonnet of a Traveller. Disturbed, he runs off and the female mechanic looks in the engine bay to diagnose that "the brake cable's been cut". No sexists comments, it's the script writer, producer, director, researcher, etc at fault. Why can;t they get it right?

Post by **Onne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:26 pm

they meant pipe perhaps?

Post by **simmitc** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:35 pm

Absolutely, so it wouldn't have hurt them to have "pipe" in the script. Incidentally, for the shot with the cutters, there was a second pipe running parallel to the one from the m/c to the brake light switch. I gues that they didn't want to have to renew the real pipe !

Post by **JimK** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:37 pm

My diagnosis: avoid watching Heartbeat

I watch almost no TV at all, there's almost nothing worth watching.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:41 pm

You did say 'female' mechanic ..... ?

Post by **gairlochrosie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:16 pm

Heartbeat's great!! Not the same since Greengrass left tho...

Post by **les** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:24 pm

Heartbeat's great!! Not the same since Greengrass left tho...

Couldn't agree more.
You must have tripped over yourself to get that brake observation posted simmitc! Chill man.

Post by **ben739** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:58 pm

yeah Heartbeat is a good show, can't believe the pettiness to run into post a rant about a telly program being inaccurate. hope he knows the program is fictional.

Post by **gairlochrosie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:02 pm

ben739 wrote:hope he knows the program is fictional.

Is It ?????

Post by **Onne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:13 pm

bmcecosse wrote:You did say 'female' mechanic ..... ?

Anything wrong with that?

Post by **les** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:16 pm

Can't see anything obvious, spelling looks ok.

Post by **Onne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:17 pm

that is what I thought

:D:D

Post by **Chadbrook** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:34 am

onne you old smoothie... thats almost a fettish... girl who knows what shes doing under your bonnet ????? <laffin>

Post by **Chadbrook** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:42 am

Hang on.... isnt that every blokes dream ?... maybe add a few beers <laffin>

Post by **chickenjohn** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:28 am

I'm with simmitc on this, its the details like "brake cable" etc that completely ruin fictional TV programmes show for me. The only things I can bear to watch are factual TV programs. I think the problem is with the quantity of TV needed nowadays to fill all the satellite channels- the quality has gone out of the window.

Plus Heartbeat has destroyed a number of classic vehicles over the years, some irreplaceable, rare and in good condition. Even if the program was any good, this wanton destruction would keep me away from it.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:51 am

Perhaps a subtle script writer - the female mechanic intentionally getting it wrong - the poor actor not realising !!

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:29 am

so it wouldn't have hurt them to have "pipe" in the script.

I sometimes wonder if its done to get people disssusing the programme, but I agree its annoying, but it still wont stop me watching as I like a bit of nostalga

Post by **MikeNash** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:09 am

Don't give up on the these progs, lads!
Do as I do and point out at length their errors to the assembled throng. There're some real howlers, like Captain Thingy having just driven Poirot a hundred miles and the Lagonda still smoking and steaming 'cos its just been started and driven on to the set. Or the same taxi turning up to collect Poirot where ever he is be it, London, Brighton or Bag-End. Another technique is to shout a the telly advice like OH NO ITS NOT or YOU'VE GOT THAT WRONG, HAVEN'T YOU.

The present Mrs Nash then shouts GET OUT and I duck and weave to the door avoiding the flying coasters and sweets. Gentlemen, its your privilege and I urge to exercise it. MikeN.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:03 pm

Mike you must find an easier and safer way to get the wife to share her sweets

Post by **badfelafel** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:27 am

see a female mechanic and her minor on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A5ExmME ... ed&search=