Alan Plater
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Alan Plater was a British playwright and screenwriter known for his prolific work in television, radio, and theatre, often celebrated for his witty, character-driven dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Plater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4990975 — 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: Alan Plater Context triple: [The Barchester Chronicles (BBC television serial), screenwriter, Alan Plater]
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David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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B.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
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C.
Andrew Rennison
Andrew Rennison is a British public official known for serving as the inaugural Surveillance Camera Commissioner, overseeing the regulation and ethical use of CCTV and related surveillance technologies in the UK.
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D.
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English session guitarist and producer known for his versatile work across rock, pop, and jazz, collaborating with numerous prominent artists since the 1960s.
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E.
Jon Plowman
Jon Plowman is a British television producer best known for his influential work on BBC comedies, including series such as Absolutely Fabulous and The Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Plater Target entity description: Alan Plater was a British playwright and screenwriter known for his prolific work in television, radio, and theatre, often celebrated for his witty, character-driven dramas.
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A.
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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B.
Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley was a British actor best known for his stage and screen work, including his portrayal of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
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C.
Andrew Rennison
Andrew Rennison is a British public official known for serving as the inaugural Surveillance Camera Commissioner, overseeing the regulation and ethical use of CCTV and related surveillance technologies in the UK.
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D.
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English session guitarist and producer known for his versatile work across rock, pop, and jazz, collaborating with numerous prominent artists since the 1960s.
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E.
Jon Plowman
Jon Plowman is a British television producer best known for his influential work on BBC comedies, including series such as Absolutely Fabulous and The Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ radio dramatist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
radio
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-06-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Durham University
NERFINISHED
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Kingston High School, Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC
ⓘ
ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Plater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
humorous social observation
ⓘ
naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prolific television writing
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radio plays ⓘ stage plays ⓘ witty character-driven dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Alan Plater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Forty Minutes – The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
NERFINISHED
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Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Softly, Softly NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beiderbecke Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beiderbecke Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beiderbecke Tapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Z-Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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playwright ⓘ radio writer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
England
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Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Plater Description of subject: Alan Plater was a British playwright and screenwriter known for his prolific work in television, radio, and theatre, often celebrated for his witty, character-driven dramas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.