In this episode, Ray says that he supports Man City. However, in Life On Mars Series 1 Episode 5, Ray is seen wearing a red and white scarf whilst walking to watch the Manchester Derby, suggesting he instead supports Man Utd.
In this #3.3 Ray claims that before his Army interview he was drinking whilst celebrating Manchester City beating Manchester United, however in Life on Mars Ray is seen attending another game between the two teams but this time as a United supporter.
The BBC is shown covering the general election results all day, but this is not allowed under UK Election law. The coverage shown is actually from the BBC results broadcast shown after the polls closed.