Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
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Tales of the Unexpected is a British anthology television series, based largely on Roald Dahl’s short stories, known for its darkly comic, twist-ending tales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tales of the Unexpected | 4 |
| Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21043938 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Context triple: [Ronald Fraser, notableWork, Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)]
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Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside is an American horror anthology television series from the 1980s known for its macabre, twist-ending stories.
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Tales of the Unexpected theme
The "Tales of the Unexpected" theme is a distinctive, eerie television theme tune composed by Ron Grainer for the British anthology series of the same name.
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The Thrilling Adventure Hour
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a staged, old-time-radio-style comedy podcast and live show featuring serialized genre parodies performed by a rotating cast of comedians and actors.
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A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
A Very Peculiar Practice is a British darkly comic drama series set in a university medical centre, best known for its satirical take on academia and for starring Peter Davison as an idealistic young doctor.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 horror anthology film that weaves together several dark, supernatural stories framed by a macabre storytelling setup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Target entity description: Tales of the Unexpected is a British anthology television series, based largely on Roald Dahl’s short stories, known for its darkly comic, twist-ending tales.
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A.
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside is an American horror anthology television series from the 1980s known for its macabre, twist-ending stories.
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B.
Tales of the Unexpected theme
The "Tales of the Unexpected" theme is a distinctive, eerie television theme tune composed by Ron Grainer for the British anthology series of the same name.
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C.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a staged, old-time-radio-style comedy podcast and live show featuring serialized genre parodies performed by a rotating cast of comedians and actors.
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D.
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
A Very Peculiar Practice is a British darkly comic drama series set in a university medical centre, best known for its satirical take on academia and for starring Peter Davison as an idealistic young doctor.
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E.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a 1990 horror anthology film that weaves together several dark, supernatural stories framed by a macabre storytelling setup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)