A Rather English Marriage
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A Rather English Marriage is a British television drama film about two very different elderly men who form an unlikely bond after being widowed, noted for its poignant exploration of friendship and aging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Rather English Marriage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13065488 — 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: A Rather English Marriage Context triple: [Tom Courtenay, notableWork, A Rather English Marriage]
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A.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
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B.
House of Manners
The House of Manners is a prominent English aristocratic family historically associated with the Dukes of Rutland and significant influence in British nobility.
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C.
Marriage à la Mode
Marriage à la Mode is a Restoration-era tragicomedy play by John Dryden that satirizes courtly love and social manners in late 17th-century England.
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D.
The Husbands of Edith
The Husbands of Edith is a romantic novel by American author George Barr McCutcheon, known for its lighthearted exploration of love, marriage, and social expectations in the early 20th century.
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E.
The Marriage Mill
The Marriage Mill is a historic nickname for Crown Point, Indiana, reflecting its past reputation as a popular destination for quick and easy weddings.
- 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: A Rather English Marriage Target entity description: A Rather English Marriage is a British television drama film about two very different elderly men who form an unlikely bond after being widowed, noted for its poignant exploration of friendship and aging.
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A.
Love and Mr. Lewisham
Love and Mr. Lewisham is an early novel by H. G. Wells that explores the romantic and social struggles of a young, idealistic schoolteacher in late Victorian England.
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B.
House of Manners
The House of Manners is a prominent English aristocratic family historically associated with the Dukes of Rutland and significant influence in British nobility.
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C.
Marriage à la Mode
Marriage à la Mode is a Restoration-era tragicomedy play by John Dryden that satirizes courtly love and social manners in late 17th-century England.
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D.
The Husbands of Edith
The Husbands of Edith is a romantic novel by American author George Barr McCutcheon, known for its lighthearted exploration of love, marriage, and social expectations in the early 20th century.
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E.
The Marriage Mill
The Marriage Mill is a historic nickname for Crown Point, Indiana, reflecting its past reputation as a popular destination for quick and easy weddings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Angela Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Rather English Marriage (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Liz
NERFINISHED
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Reggie Conyngham-Jervis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Southgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Kenway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Paul Seed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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television drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Colin Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aging
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friendship ⓘ widowhood ⓘ |
| network | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poignant exploration of friendship in old age
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portrayal of class differences in postwar Britain ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two very different elderly widowed men form an unlikely bond while living together. ⓘ |
| producer | Brian Eastman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carnival Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-12-06 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenFormat | color ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Andrew Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Albert Finney
NERFINISHED
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David Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna Lumley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sue Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Rather English Marriage Description of subject: A Rather English Marriage is a British television drama film about two very different elderly men who form an unlikely bond after being widowed, noted for its poignant exploration of friendship and aging.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tom Courtenay