The Scold’s Bridle
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The Scold’s Bridle is a British television crime drama adapted from Minette Walters’ novel, centered on the mysterious death of a wealthy, abusive woman and the dark secrets it exposes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Scold’s Bridle canonical | 1 |
| The Scold’s Bridle (novel) | 1 |
| The Scold’s Bridle (novel) by Minette Walters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6538460 — 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 Scold’s Bridle Context triple: [Phoebe Nicholls, notableWork, The Scold’s Bridle]
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A.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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B.
The Honest Whore
The Honest Whore is an early 17th-century English city comedy play, co-written by Thomas Dekker (with Thomas Middleton for its second part), known for its vivid portrayal of London life and complex treatment of morality and female virtue.
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C.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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D.
The Scornful Lady
The Scornful Lady is a Jacobean-era English stage comedy, traditionally attributed to the playwright duo Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its witty dialogue and satirical treatment of love and social manners.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
The Roaring Girl is a Jacobean stage comedy, co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, that dramatizes the exploits of the cross-dressing London rogue Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse).
- 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 Scold’s Bridle Target entity description: The Scold’s Bridle is a British television crime drama adapted from Minette Walters’ novel, centered on the mysterious death of a wealthy, abusive woman and the dark secrets it exposes.
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A.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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B.
The Honest Whore
The Honest Whore is an early 17th-century English city comedy play, co-written by Thomas Dekker (with Thomas Middleton for its second part), known for its vivid portrayal of London life and complex treatment of morality and female virtue.
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C.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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D.
The Scornful Lady
The Scornful Lady is a Jacobean-era English stage comedy, traditionally attributed to the playwright duo Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, known for its witty dialogue and satirical treatment of love and social manners.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
The Roaring Girl is a Jacobean stage comedy, co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, that dramatizes the exploits of the cross-dressing London rogue Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Scold’s Bridle (novel) by Minette Walters
ⓘ
linked to:
The Scold’s Bridle
|
| authorOfSourceWork | Minette Walters ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Scold’s Bridle (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Scold’s Bridle
|
| basedOnGenre | crime novel ⓘ |
| centralMystery | cause of death of the wealthy abusive woman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Scold’s Bridle universe ⓘ |
| format | television film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | suspect in the woman’s death ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
power and control in relationships
ⓘ
secrets and lies ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | drama ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotFocus | mysterious death of a wealthy abusive woman ⓘ |
| plotTheme |
abuse and control
ⓘ
dark family secrets ⓘ suspicion and guilt ⓘ |
| primarySetting | England ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| workType | television adaptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scold’s Bridle Description of subject: The Scold’s Bridle is a British television crime drama adapted from Minette Walters’ novel, centered on the mysterious death of a wealthy, abusive woman and the dark secrets it exposes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Scold’s Bridle
linked to: The Scold’s Bridle