Mary Cox
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Mary Cox is a central character in the British television drama "Our Friends in the North," whose life and relationships reflect the social and political changes in late 20th-century Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Cox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4209364 — 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: Mary Cox Context triple: [Our Friends in the North, hasMainCharacter, Mary Cox]
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A.
Elizabeth Gibbs
Elizabeth Gibbs was the wife of Salem magistrate Jonathan Corwin, who is historically associated with the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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B.
Marion Cunningham
Marion Cunningham is the warm, sensible matriarch of the Cunningham family on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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C.
Florence Rice
Florence Rice was an American film and stage actress active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for her supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies.
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D.
Elizabeth Steward
Elizabeth Steward was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector of England.
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E.
Elizabeth Batts Cook
Elizabeth Batts Cook was the wife of British explorer Captain James Cook, known for managing his affairs at home and preserving his legacy after his death.
- 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: Mary Cox Target entity description: Mary Cox is a central character in the British television drama "Our Friends in the North," whose life and relationships reflect the social and political changes in late 20th-century Britain.
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A.
Elizabeth Gibbs
Elizabeth Gibbs was the wife of Salem magistrate Jonathan Corwin, who is historically associated with the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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B.
Marion Cunningham
Marion Cunningham is the warm, sensible matriarch of the Cunningham family on the classic American sitcom "Happy Days."
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C.
Florence Rice
Florence Rice was an American film and stage actress active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for her supporting roles in Hollywood musicals and comedies.
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D.
Elizabeth Steward
Elizabeth Steward was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector of England.
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E.
Elizabeth Batts Cook
Elizabeth Batts Cook was the wife of British explorer Captain James Cook, known for managing his affairs at home and preserving his legacy after his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Our Friends in the North ⓘ |
| characterArcFocus |
marital conflict
ⓘ
personal independence ⓘ political engagement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
political changes in late 20th-century Britain
ⓘ
social changes in late 20th-century Britain ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Our Friends in the North (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Our Friends in the North
|
| hasFamilyName | Cox ⓘ |
| hasFictionalResidence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
Our Friends in the North universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Our Friends in the North
|
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| hasMaidenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasMedium | television ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInStory |
activist
ⓘ
community worker ⓘ political campaigner ⓘ |
| hasSettingContext |
British Labour politics
ⓘ
post-war British society ⓘ urban redevelopment in Britain ⓘ |
| hasSignificantRelationshipWith |
Geordie Peacock
ⓘ
Nicky Hutchinson ⓘ Tosker Cox ⓘ |
| hasSpouseInStory | Tosker Cox ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
impact of politics on personal life
ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ working-class life in Britain ⓘ |
| originatesFromWorkBy | Peter Flannery ⓘ |
| partOfEnsemble | Our Friends in the North main characters ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | British television drama ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | television drama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Cox Description of subject: Mary Cox is a central character in the British television drama "Our Friends in the North," whose life and relationships reflect the social and political changes in late 20th-century Britain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.