Sergeant Gavin Troy
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Sergeant Gavin Troy is a fictional police sergeant and the original junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British detective television series "Midsomer Murders."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergeant Gavin Troy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4577574 — 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: Sergeant Gavin Troy Context triple: [Midsomer Murders, featuresCharacter, Sergeant Gavin Troy]
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A.
Lance Corporal Blake
Lance Corporal Blake is a young British World War I soldier who serves as one of the central protagonists in the 2019 war film "1917."
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B.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
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C.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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D.
Sergeant Croft
Sergeant Croft is a ruthless, battle-hardened platoon leader in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," embodying the brutal dehumanization of war.
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E.
Corporal Dwayne Hicks
Corporal Dwayne Hicks is a battle-hardened yet compassionate Colonial Marine squad leader from the film "Aliens," known for his calm competence and protective role toward Ellen Ripley and Newt.
- 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: Sergeant Gavin Troy Target entity description: Sergeant Gavin Troy is a fictional police sergeant and the original junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British detective television series "Midsomer Murders."
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A.
Lance Corporal Blake
Lance Corporal Blake is a young British World War I soldier who serves as one of the central protagonists in the 2019 war film "1917."
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B.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
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C.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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D.
Sergeant Croft
Sergeant Croft is a ruthless, battle-hardened platoon leader in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," embodying the brutal dehumanization of war.
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E.
Corporal Dwayne Hicks
Corporal Dwayne Hicks is a battle-hardened yet compassionate Colonial Marine squad leader from the film "Aliens," known for his calm competence and protective role toward Ellen Ripley and Newt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Midsomer Murders ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gavin Troy (Caroline Graham novels) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ sometimes tactless ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Caroline Graham ⓘ |
| employer |
Causton CID
ⓘ
Midsomer Constabulary ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Midsomer Murders ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Killings at Badger's Drift (TV episode)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Killings at Badger's Drift
|
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
Midsomer Murders series 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
|
| fullName | Gavin Troy ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | mystery television series ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sergeant ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Midsomer Rhapsody (TV episode)
ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
|
| lastAppearanceInSeries |
Midsomer Murders series 7
ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
|
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original sidekick to DCI Tom Barnaby ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
police sergeant ⓘ |
| partner | Tom Barnaby ⓘ |
| policeForce |
Midsomer police
ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Constabulary
|
| policeRankInStory | Detective Sergeant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Casey ⓘ |
| position | junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby ⓘ |
| rank | Detective Sergeant ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sergeant Dan Scott ⓘ |
| seriesRegularIn |
Midsomer Murders series 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders series 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Midsomer Murders
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| setting | fictional English county of Midsomer ⓘ |
| televisionSeries | Midsomer Murders ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Midsomer
ⓘ
linked to:
Causton, Midsomer
|
| worksUnder |
DCI Tom Barnaby
ⓘ
linked to:
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby
|
| worksWith |
Cully Barnaby
ⓘ
Joyce Barnaby ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergeant Gavin Troy Description of subject: Sergeant Gavin Troy is a fictional police sergeant and the original junior partner to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British detective television series "Midsomer Murders."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.