Brass
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"Brass" is a British television drama series starring Timothy West, known for its satirical take on class and politics in a Northern English town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13024380 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brass Context triple: [Timothy West, notableWork, Brass]
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Brass
Brass is a coastal local government area and historic town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, known for its role in the Niger Delta’s oil and gas activities and its traditional trading heritage.
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B.
Copper
Copper is one of the animal mascots created to represent and promote the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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C.
Copper
Copper is a period crime drama television series set in 19th-century New York City, created by Tom Fontana and others.
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D.
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy primarily composed of copper and tin, historically significant for tools, weapons, art, and coins since the Bronze Age.
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E.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element and transition metal known for its hardness, corrosion resistance, and widespread use in alloys and batteries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brass Target entity description: "Brass" is a British television drama series starring Timothy West, known for its satirical take on class and politics in a Northern English town.
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A.
Brass
Brass is a coastal local government area and historic town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, known for its role in the Niger Delta’s oil and gas activities and its traditional trading heritage.
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B.
Copper
Copper is one of the animal mascots created to represent and promote the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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C.
Copper
Copper is a period crime drama television series set in 19th-century New York City, created by Tom Fontana and others.
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D.
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy primarily composed of copper and tin, historically significant for tools, weapons, art, and coins since the Bronze Age.
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E.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element and transition metal known for its hardness, corrosion resistance, and widespread use in alloys and batteries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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television drama ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| broadcastOnChannel | ITV in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| character |
Isobel Hardacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Patience Hardacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Edward Hardacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Fairchild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
John Stevenson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julian Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | relationship between wealthy Hardacre family and working-class Fairchild family ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasGenre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalTarget |
British aristocracy
ⓘ
industrial magnates ⓘ local government politics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class satire
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political satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agnes Fairchild
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bradley Hardacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly comic tone
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parody of British period dramas ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 40 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| portrays |
class conflict in Northern England
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industrial capitalism in early 20th century Britain ⓘ satire of British politics ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Granada Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional Northern English town of Utterley ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Ewing
NERFINISHED
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Caroline Blakiston NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ James Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brass Description of subject: "Brass" is a British television drama series starring Timothy West, known for its satirical take on class and politics in a Northern English town.
Referenced by (1)
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