One Day viewers point out a slew of glaring inaccuracies in hit Netflix series – how many can YOU spot?

From a 1995 bottle of washing up liquid to the 80s hamburger telephone, One Day is praised for its ‘flawless’ set design that ‘perfectly’ revives the 80s, 90s and early 90s.

But in reality, the beloved Netflix film adaptation of David Nichols’ romantic novel, which has gripped the nation for the past month, actually contains a number of glaring errors.

The 14-part series follows Emma, ​​played by Ambika Mod, and Dexter, played by Leo Woodall, who form an unlikely bond when they meet at the University of Edinburgh on July 15, 1988, with each episode focusing on that specific date to be revisited.

But it seems the set design is struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing years, as characters drive around in cars that weren’t invented, eat in unrealistically priced restaurants, and drink from the wrong wine glasses.

Emma has an affair with the headmaster of the school where she works in episode eight, set in 1995, but he drives a Ford Mondeo MK2, a model only made in 2000.

The 14-part series follows Emma, ​​played by Ambika Mod, and Dexter, played by Leo Woodall, who form an unlikely bond when they meet at the University of Edinburgh on July 15, 1988, with each episode focusing on that specific date to be revisited.

But it seems the set design is struggling to keep up with the rapidly changing years, as characters drive around in cars that haven’t yet been invented.

Set designers attempted to cover up the discrepancy by putting a J license plate on the car, suggesting it was a 1991 model.

Emma’s drama group similarly tours in a van from the mid-90s during the show’s second episode, set in 1989.

Instead, set designers put a C license plate on it to suggest it was made in the late 1980s.

One viewer shared his dismay at the number of car inaccuracies in the hit Netflix show on X, writing: ‘More terrible car choices in One Day on Netflix.

“Dex arrives at his girlfriend’s parents’ house driving a Mercedes SL instead of the E36 M3 that everyone his age with money drove in 1996.”

Social media users were also quick to point out that some of the characters’ clothing was too modern, including Emma’s iconic yellow top worn by Ambika in the first episode set in 1988.

For the third episode, Emma and Dexter meet on Primrose Hill in North London in 1990 and enjoy a picturesque picnic with wine and Kettle Chips.

And although set designers took great care to ensure that Mango Chilli Kettle Chips were invented at the time, it is the recognizable skyline of London that causes the facade of the 90s to crumble.

Emma has an affair with the headmaster of the school where she works in episode eight, set in 1995, but he drives a Ford Mondeo MK2, a model only made in 2000.

Social media users were also quick to point out that some of the characters’ clothing was too modern, including Emma’s iconic yellow top worn by Ambika in the first episode set in 1988.

Emma and Dexter enjoy a sunset view of the city’s skyscrapers, although eagle-eyed viewers will recognize that some of the buildings they view didn’t exist in 1990.

The Triton Tower stands next to the extensive Euston Tower, but the apartment block in Regent’s Place was not completed until 2012, 22 years after the scene was set.

While Osnaburgh Street, a twenty-storey residential building next to Regent’s Park that is clearly visible to Dexter and Emma, ​​was not fully built until 2009.

In the next episode, Emma and Dexter enjoy a candlelit dinner while on holiday together on the Greek island of Paros.

But the romantic scene quickly sours when Dexter reveals that he always knew Emma had a “huge” crush on him after they met.

Throughout the scene, the couple continually plays with their wine glasses – first by seductively running their fingers along the rim, but culminating in awkward sipping.

Unfortunately, it draws attention to the fact that if the couple were actually enjoying a dinner with wine in 1991 Greece, the glasses would look dramatically different.

In the third episode, Emma and Dexter enjoy a picnic on Primrose Hill in 1990, but eagle-eyed fans will recognize that some of the buildings in London’s skyline didn’t exist at the time.

In the next episode, Emma and Dexter enjoy a candlelit dinner while on holiday on the Greek island of Paros, and the pair continually fiddle with their wine glasses throughout the scene.

Unfortunately, it draws attention to the fact that if the couple had actually enjoyed a wine-based dinner in 1991 Greece, the glasses would have been much shorter and thicker.

Set designers chose glasses that were far too delicate and large for the time, and instead people in Greece drank from shorter and thicker wine glasses.

When Emma and Dexter return from a holiday together, she goes on a date with Ian to a ‘posh’ London restaurant – which he blunderingly points out.

A specials board behind Emma advertises a salmon dish for £22 and a steak for £28, prices that would have been far too high for the city in 1992.

In line with inflation at the time, a salmon dish would have cost around £8 and a steak around £13.

When Emma and Dexter return from a holiday together, she goes on a date with Ian to a ‘posh’ London restaurant – which he blunderingly points out

But a specials board behind Emma advertises a salmon dish for £22 and a steak for £28, prices that would have been far too high for the city in 1992.