Brass Eye
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Brass Eye is a British satirical television series created by Chris Morris that parodies current affairs and news broadcasting with dark, absurdist humor.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brass Eye canonical | 7 |
| Animals (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
| Brass Eye Special: Paedogeddon! | 1 |
| Crime (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
| Decline (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
| Drugs (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
| Nations (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
| Sex (Brass Eye episode) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030815 — 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: Brass Eye Context triple: [Chris Morris, notableWork, Brass Eye]
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A.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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B.
The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film in the Wallace & Gromit series, known for its inventive heist plot, memorable villainous penguin, and Academy Award-winning clay animation.
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C.
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime film about a group of ex-military men who plan and execute a meticulously organized bank robbery.
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D.
Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film about a struggling colliery brass band in a mining town facing pit closures.
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E.
The Secret Policeman’s Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Ball is a famed British comedy and music benefit show series, originally staged for Amnesty International, that brought together leading comedians and musicians in the late 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: Brass Eye Target entity description: Brass Eye is a British satirical television series created by Chris Morris that parodies current affairs and news broadcasting with dark, absurdist humor.
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A.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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B.
The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 stop-motion animated short film in the Wallace & Gromit series, known for its inventive heist plot, memorable villainous penguin, and Academy Award-winning clay animation.
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C.
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime film about a group of ex-military men who plan and execute a meticulously organized bank robbery.
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D.
Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film about a struggling colliery brass band in a mining town facing pit closures.
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E.
The Secret Policeman’s Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Ball is a famed British comedy and music benefit show series, originally staged for Amnesty International, that brought together leading comedians and musicians in the late 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Chris Morris ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| firstAired | 1997 ⓘ |
| format | television series ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
Animals (Brass Eye episode)
ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
Crime (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
Decline (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
Drugs (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
Nations (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
Science (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ Sex (Brass Eye episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
|
| hasMainCharacter | Chris Morris ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
manipulation by television news
ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ moral panic ⓘ |
| includesSpecialEpisode |
Brass Eye Special: Paedogeddon!
ⓘ
linked to:
Brass Eye
|
| influenced |
Nathan Barley
ⓘ
The 11 O'Clock Show ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2001 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
ⓘ
use of fake experts and celebrities ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| parodies |
current affairs television
ⓘ
news broadcasting ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Talkback Productions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Jam
ⓘ
The Day Today ⓘ |
| starring |
Amelia Bullmore
ⓘ
Chris Morris ⓘ David Cann ⓘ Doon Mackichan ⓘ Julia Davis ⓘ Kevin Eldon ⓘ Mark Heap ⓘ |
| style |
mock news bulletin
ⓘ
spoof current affairs programme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brass Eye Description of subject: Brass Eye is a British satirical television series created by Chris Morris that parodies current affairs and news broadcasting with dark, absurdist humor.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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