Ashes to Ashes

Mr Angry notes the complaints the BBC have received about their new (well, sequel) drama, Ashes to Ashes. People are complaining about Gene Hunt. Or, as Mr Angry points out:

Well, not so much him, as much as his car. You see, the model of Audi sports car that he is seen driving in 1981, was not actually available until 1984, and this appears to have infuriated the masses.

The wrong model of car. Which could not possibly have been in existence in 1981, except perhaps on a drawing board in West Germany.

Which seems fine. Complaining about an anachronism. Until you realise:

…that they are perfectly happy with the premise of a woman being shot in the face and traveling back in time 27 years and finding herself attending a boat party dressed as a prostitute. That is absolutely fine. No problems there whatsoever. It is just the car they take issue with.

Always good to keep a sense of perspective, isn’t it? But what sort of people would complain about this?

…silly fucking car-loving twats.

Quite.