The Cry
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The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cry canonical | 4 |
| The Cry (novel) | 1 |
| The Cry (novel) by Helen FitzGerald | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3626670 — 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: The Cry Context triple: [Stella Gonet, notableWork, The Cry]
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A.
Cry
"Cry" is a song by James Blunt from his debut studio album, Back to Bedlam.
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B.
Cry
"Cry" is a 2002 country-pop ballad by Faith Hill, known for its powerful vocals and emotional intensity.
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C.
The Voice of One Crying
The Voice of One Crying is the English title of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, a medieval work best known for its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society and events like the Peasants’ Revolt.
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D.
Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a popular rock ballad by the American band Journey, featured on their 1981 album "Escape" and known for its emotive vocals and memorable guitar solo.
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E.
Cry Cry Cry
"Cry Cry Cry" is a soulful blues ballad by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his smooth vocal style and emotional delivery.
- 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: The Cry Target entity description: The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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A.
Cry
"Cry" is a song by James Blunt from his debut studio album, Back to Bedlam.
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B.
Cry
"Cry" is a 2002 country-pop ballad by Faith Hill, known for its powerful vocals and emotional intensity.
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C.
The Voice of One Crying
The Voice of One Crying is the English title of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, a medieval work best known for its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society and events like the Peasants’ Revolt.
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D.
Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a popular rock ballad by the American band Journey, featured on their 1981 album "Escape" and known for its emotive vocals and memorable guitar solo.
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E.
Cry Cry Cry
"Cry Cry Cry" is a soulful blues ballad by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his smooth vocal style and emotional delivery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Cry
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Cry (novel) by Helen FitzGerald
|
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Helen FitzGerald ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Cry
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Cry (novel)
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| broadcastFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| character |
Alexandra Boyd
ⓘ
Alistair Robertson ⓘ Joanna Lindsay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Glendyn Ivin ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC Studios ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Claire Mundell
ⓘ
Elizabeth Kilgarriff ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Glasgow
ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2018 ⓘ |
| genre | psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a mother’s psychological collapse after the disappearance of her baby ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC One original programming ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The series follows a couple whose baby goes missing during a trip from Scotland to Australia, leading to intense media scrutiny and psychological unravelling. ⓘ |
| producer | Brian Kaczynski ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Synchronicity Films ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jacquelin Perske ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
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Scotland ⓘ |
| starring |
Alex Dimitriades
ⓘ
Asher Keddie ⓘ Ewen Leslie ⓘ Jenna-Louise Coleman ⓘ
surface form:
Jenna Coleman
Sophie Kennedy Clark ⓘ Stella Gonet ⓘ |
| theme |
marital breakdown
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media intrusion ⓘ parental grief ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cry Description of subject: The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cry (novel) by Helen FitzGerald