We watched the Profumo drama on catch-up last night and I spotted what I thought was an almost immediate error; Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice Davis went into a 60s greasy spoon and asked for a Full English. I don't remember greasy spoons in the 60s offering anything other than the Fry Up, rather than the Full English. After all, it's not as if there was any alternative, as croissants had not yet been discovered.
In relation to the Profumo Affair; in the 60s it was customary, if not de rigueur, that a parliamentarian who was exposed as having lied to Parliament had to resign as a matter of honour. Now people vote for those who lie most, fete them and make them PM. How times have changed.
Overheard while watching The Trial of Christine Keeler:
Hay: "So Profumo not only lied to Parliament, he also lied to his wife. I believe she was a famous actress."
Chairman: "Yes, Anna Friel - she was in Brookside."
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