The Leaving of Liverpool
E501612
The Leaving of Liverpool is an Australian-British television drama that portrays the experiences of child migrants sent from the UK to Australia in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Leaving of Liverpool canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195046 — 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 Leaving of Liverpool Context triple: [Geoff Burton, notableWork, The Leaving of Liverpool]
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A.
The Mancunian
The Mancunian is the official school magazine of Manchester Grammar School, featuring news, articles, and creative work from its students.
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B.
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool is a 2017 British biographical romantic drama film depicting the late-life love affair between aging Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame and a young actor in Liverpool.
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C.
The Quay
The Quay is a historic riverside area and focal point in the town of St Ives, Cambridgeshire, known for its picturesque views and local activity along the River Great Ouse.
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D.
Ferry Cross the Mersey
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a 1964 pop song by Gerry and the Pacemakers that nostalgically celebrates Liverpool and its River Mersey.
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E.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
- 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 Leaving of Liverpool Target entity description: The Leaving of Liverpool is an Australian-British television drama that portrays the experiences of child migrants sent from the UK to Australia in the mid-20th century.
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A.
The Mancunian
The Mancunian is the official school magazine of Manchester Grammar School, featuring news, articles, and creative work from its students.
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B.
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool is a 2017 British biographical romantic drama film depicting the late-life love affair between aging Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame and a young actor in Liverpool.
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C.
The Quay
The Quay is a historic riverside area and focal point in the town of St Ives, Cambridgeshire, known for its picturesque views and local activity along the River Great Ouse.
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D.
Ferry Cross the Mersey
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a 1964 pop song by Gerry and the Pacemakers that nostalgically celebrates Liverpool and its River Mersey.
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E.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television drama
ⓘ
television film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFI Award for Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AFI Award for Best Screenplay in a Television Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Logie Award for Most Outstanding Telemovie or Mini Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of British child migrants to Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| director | Michael Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Sandra Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Bill Hunter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christine Tremarco NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Whitten NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hargreaves NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Knapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Postlethwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | child migration from the United Kingdom to Australia ⓘ |
| network |
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel |
ABC TV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
forced migration of children
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institutional abuse of child migrants ⓘ separation of children from families ⓘ |
| producer |
John Alsop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sue Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 180 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
John Alsop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sue Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Leaving of Liverpool Description of subject: The Leaving of Liverpool is an Australian-British television drama that portrays the experiences of child migrants sent from the UK to Australia in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.