Kavanagh QC
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Kavanagh QC is a British television legal drama series centered on the cases and personal life of barrister James Kavanagh, played by John Thaw.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kavanagh QC canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417349 — 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: Kavanagh QC Context triple: [John Thaw, notableWork, Kavanagh QC]
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A.
Andrew Clarke
Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of the Straits Settlements known for consolidating British influence in the Malay Peninsula.
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B.
Richard Cassels
Richard Cassels was an 18th-century Palladian architect who became one of Ireland’s most prominent designers of grand country houses and public buildings.
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C.
Tony Lawson
Tony Lawson is a film editor known for his work on major motion pictures, including the drama "The Brave One."
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D.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell is a businessman best known as the founder of Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility holding companies in the United States.
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E.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell is a film editor known for his work on the science fiction movie "2010: The Year We Make Contact."
- 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: Kavanagh QC Target entity description: Kavanagh QC is a British television legal drama series centered on the cases and personal life of barrister James Kavanagh, played by John Thaw.
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A.
Andrew Clarke
Andrew Clarke was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and Governor of the Straits Settlements known for consolidating British influence in the Malay Peninsula.
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B.
Richard Cassels
Richard Cassels was an 18th-century Palladian architect who became one of Ireland’s most prominent designers of grand country houses and public buildings.
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C.
Tony Lawson
Tony Lawson is a film editor known for his work on major motion pictures, including the drama "The Brave One."
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D.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell is a businessman best known as the founder of Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility holding companies in the United States.
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E.
James Mitchell
James Mitchell is a film editor known for his work on the science fiction movie "2010: The Year We Make Contact."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| airedOn | ITV in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | barrister ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ted Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
civil cases
ⓘ
courtroom scenes ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ jury trials ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1995 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal cases
ⓘ
personal life of James Kavanagh ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasLeadPerformer | John Thaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalRankInTitle | Queen's Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | James Kavanagh QC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
professional ethics in law
ⓘ
work–life balance ⓘ |
| hasTitleAbbreviation | QC stands for Queen's Counsel ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2001 ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | John Thaw as James Kavanagh QC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterTitle | Queen's Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | James Kavanagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | character-driven legal stories ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 6 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | terrestrial television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | British legal system ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | John Thaw portrays James Kavanagh QC ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Carlton Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Independent Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| starring | John Thaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProduction |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | self-contained legal case ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kavanagh QC Description of subject: Kavanagh QC is a British television legal drama series centered on the cases and personal life of barrister James Kavanagh, played by John Thaw.
Referenced by (3)
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