The Rotters' Club
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The Rotters' Club is a 2005 BBC television drama series, adapted from Jonathan Coe's novel, that follows a group of teenagers growing up in 1970s Birmingham amid social and political upheaval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Rotters' Club canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5500371 — 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 Rotters' Club Context triple: [Alice Eve, notableWork, The Rotters' Club]
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A.
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Master Butchers Singing Club is a multigenerational novel by Louise Erdrich that follows German immigrants and their descendants in a small North Dakota town, exploring themes of family, memory, and the legacy of war.
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B.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
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C.
The Establishment Club
The Establishment Club was a pioneering 1960s London satirical nightclub that became a central hub for the British satire boom and alternative comedy.
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D.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
- 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 Rotters' Club Target entity description: The Rotters' Club is a 2005 BBC television drama series, adapted from Jonathan Coe's novel, that follows a group of teenagers growing up in 1970s Birmingham amid social and political upheaval.
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A.
The Master Butchers Singing Club
The Master Butchers Singing Club is a multigenerational novel by Louise Erdrich that follows German immigrants and their descendants in a small North Dakota town, exploring themes of family, memory, and the legacy of war.
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B.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
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C.
The Establishment Club
The Establishment Club was a pioneering 1960s London satirical nightclub that became a central hub for the British satire boom and alternative comedy.
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D.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC television drama
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Rotters' Club (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Jonathan Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Rotters' Club (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alice Eve
NERFINISHED
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Andrew Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Catherine McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ David Troughton NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Streatfeild NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Agutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindsay Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Jeffrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rasmus Hardiker NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
IRA bombings
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class conflict in the United Kingdom ⓘ industrial unrest in the United Kingdom ⓘ trade unionism in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Dominic Savage
NERFINISHED
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Roger Goldby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age television series
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drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adolescence
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family relationships ⓘ political radicalism ⓘ social change in 1970s Britain ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC drama programming ⓘ |
| producer | Company Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dick Clement
NERFINISHED
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Ian La Frenais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Rotters' Club Description of subject: The Rotters' Club is a 2005 BBC television drama series, adapted from Jonathan Coe's novel, that follows a group of teenagers growing up in 1970s Birmingham amid social and political upheaval.
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