TV aerials have been spotted by viewers tuning in to watch a popular period drama.
Although TV aerial installation would not have been much of a business to speak of during the First World War setting for the drama, viewers have still been quick to spot a few TV aerials on roof tops.
Downton Abbey has had viewers glued to the screens of ITV on a Sunday night. And now a few of these fans are sure they have seen TV aerials in the background.
This is not the first time in recent weeks that viewers claim to have spotted signs of the modern day creeping into television programmes supposedly representing the past. Although it is not exactly the same as seeing TV aerials on a period drama that has been filmed in the modern day, some viewers think they have spotted a time traveller in a Charlie Chaplin film.
The clip of video has now been viewed by thousands of people worldwide as it shows a lady walking along, seemingly speaking on a mobile phone. The only problem is that the film was shot in the 1920s.
According to an article in The Telegraph, although Downton Abbey has many loyal fans, there is now a growing trend among viewers to spot historical inaccuracies and general mistakes that have been caught on camera.
As well as the aerials, some viewers have spotted a modern conservatory attached to a house and double yellow lines on the road. Some have also spotted modern street signs in the background.
The debate does not stop there however as some viewers have also started debating on the use of particular words and phrases which would not have been used at the time the drama is supposed to be set. Some of these words include the use of “boyfriend.”