I think it’s a trend since there were the faked photos of British soldiers in the mirror for TV shows to now use fictional or defunct military regiments or police forces.
It reduces people claiming TV/Movie footage is real when it’s part of a show. Second season of vigil was similar where people weren’t wearing the RAF cap badge (but that might also because it wasn’t supported by the MoD & had shocking continuity & understanding of the military)
I suspect it’s more of a nod to Conan Doyle’s original material; but, yes, the made up regiments and police forces, changes to ranks and uniforms, etc, provide another layer of entertainment for those with knowledge of these things and an eye for detail.
Well that was timely…
Fiennes to be the next pope……
The american one still lives in the 1800s
As does a large proportion of other Americans!
I thought we were talking about Popes, not Presidents?
No women candidates?
Give Rachel from accounts a chance to update her CV.
I believe one is called sarah….
Just shows how woke the Vatican has become…
/s - if you need it.
Indeed, that was his regiment in the books.
I second this - it was purposely “Air Force” and never “Royal Air Force” to offer the writers artist licence on what could happen/how people looked as they didn’t need to be accurate
Is it worth a watch, though? I haven’t seen either season, due to them being on the BBC, but they’re probably both on Amazon or something by now.
First season worth a watch. Second season was a bit meh. If I’d seen the second season first I wouldn’t have gone back to watch the first.
Just watched The day of the jackal
brilliant and shocks evey episode
although, one point I couldn’t suspend my disbeleif for
he went to Sandhurst, probably going to get the sword of honour
and decided to leave to join the paras
well known fact that the paras don’t have officers, apparently
Well they don’t have gentleman anyway 
I know what you mean but, technically, that’s the Navy.
