Dick Clement
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British person
film director
film producer
person
screenwriter
television director
television producer
television writer
Dick Clement is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for co-creating classic TV comedies such as "Porridge" and "The Likely Lads" and for his long-time writing partnership with Ian La Frenais.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dick Clement canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3009654 — 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: Dick Clement Context triple: [The Bank Job, screenwriter, Dick Clement]
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A.
Arthur Davis
Arthur Davis was a British architect best known for his role in designing the opulent early 20th-century luxury hotel The Ritz in London.
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B.
Phil Harris
Phil Harris was an American bandleader, singer, comedian, and radio personality best known for his wisecracking persona on classic radio shows and his later voice work in Disney animated films.
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C.
Antony Gibbs
Antony Gibbs was a British film editor known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Gerry Davis
Gerry Davis was a British television writer and script editor best known for his work on Doctor Who, including co-creating the iconic Cybermen.
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E.
Gerry Davis
Gerry Davis is a longtime Major League Baseball umpire known for working numerous postseason games and serving as a crew chief in multiple World Series.
- 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: Dick Clement Target entity description: Dick Clement is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for co-creating classic TV comedies such as "Porridge" and "The Likely Lads" and for his long-time writing partnership with Ian La Frenais.
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A.
Arthur Davis
Arthur Davis was a British architect best known for his role in designing the opulent early 20th-century luxury hotel The Ritz in London.
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B.
Phil Harris
Phil Harris was an American bandleader, singer, comedian, and radio personality best known for his wisecracking persona on classic radio shows and his later voice work in Disney animated films.
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C.
Antony Gibbs
Antony Gibbs was a British film editor known for his work on influential films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Gerry Davis
Gerry Davis was a British television writer and script editor best known for his work on Doctor Who, including co-creating the iconic Cybermen.
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E.
Gerry Davis
Gerry Davis is a longtime Major League Baseball umpire known for working numerous postseason games and serving as a crew chief in multiple World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf |
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
ⓘ
Lovejoy ⓘ Porridge ⓘ The Likely Lads (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Likely Lads
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Ian La Frenais ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
directing
ⓘ
producing ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
television comedy ⓘ |
| hasWritingPartner | Ian La Frenais ⓘ |
| industry |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | Dick Clement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating classic British TV comedies
ⓘ
long-time writing partnership with Ian La Frenais ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Across the Universe
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ⓘ Lovejoy ⓘ Otley ⓘ Porridge ⓘ Still Crazy ⓘ The Bank Job ⓘ The Commitments ⓘ The Likely Lads (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads (film) ⓘ Vice Versa ⓘ Villain (1971 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Villain
Water ⓘ The Likely Lads (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
|
| occupation |
director
ⓘ
film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dick Clement Description of subject: Dick Clement is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for co-creating classic TV comedies such as "Porridge" and "The Likely Lads" and for his long-time writing partnership with Ian La Frenais.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.