The Professionals
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The Professionals were a British punk rock band formed by former Sex Pistols members Steve Jones and Paul Cook in the late 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Professionals canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5092056 — 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 Professionals Context triple: [Sex Pistols, associatedAct, The Professionals]
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A.
The Professionals
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western adventure film directed by Richard Brooks, known for its ensemble cast, including Burt Lancaster, and its gritty, character-driven take on a high-stakes rescue mission in revolutionary Mexico.
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B.
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! is a 1970s British action-comedy television series starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as wealthy playboys who team up to solve crimes across Europe.
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C.
The Bravados
The Bravados is a 1958 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as a vengeful rancher hunting down a group of escaped convicts.
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D.
Angry Young Men
Angry Young Men were a group of mid-20th-century British writers and playwrights known for their outspoken criticism of the class system and postwar social conditions.
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E.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
- 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 Professionals Target entity description: The Professionals were a British punk rock band formed by former Sex Pistols members Steve Jones and Paul Cook in the late 1970s.
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A.
The Professionals
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western adventure film directed by Richard Brooks, known for its ensemble cast, including Burt Lancaster, and its gritty, character-driven take on a high-stakes rescue mission in revolutionary Mexico.
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B.
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! is a 1970s British action-comedy television series starring Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as wealthy playboys who team up to solve crimes across Europe.
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C.
The Bravados
The Bravados is a 1958 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as a vengeful rancher hunting down a group of escaped convicts.
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D.
Angry Young Men
Angry Young Men were a group of mid-20th-century British writers and playwrights known for their outspoken criticism of the class system and postwar social conditions.
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E.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical group
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punk rock band ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Man-Raze
NERFINISHED
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P.I.L. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Paul Cook
NERFINISHED
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Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
punk rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasCompilationAlbum | The Best of The Professionals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEP | The Professionals (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Andy Allan
NERFINISHED
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Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray McVeigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreInfluence | punk rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveActivity |
European tours
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UK tours ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andy Allan
NERFINISHED
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Chris McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray McVeigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
original breakup in early 1980s
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reunion shows after 2015 ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
1-2-3
NERFINISHED
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Just Another Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magnificent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Didn’t See It Coming
NERFINISHED
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Join the Professionals NERFINISHED ⓘ The Professionals (2017 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ What in the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFromBand | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Castle Communications
NERFINISHED
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JTP Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
| reformedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Professionals Description of subject: The Professionals were a British punk rock band formed by former Sex Pistols members Steve Jones and Paul Cook in the late 1970s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.