A Very British Scandal
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A Very British Scandal is a British television drama miniseries that dramatizes a notorious mid-20th-century aristocratic divorce case and the media frenzy surrounding it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Very British Scandal canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Very British Scandal Context triple: [Nikki Amuka-Bird, notableWork, A Very British Scandal]
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A.
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal is a British television miniseries that dramatizes the real-life 1970s political scandal involving Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and an alleged conspiracy to murder his former lover.
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B.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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C.
Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal is a British psychological thriller television series that explores themes of power, privilege, and consent within the world of politics and the legal system.
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D.
Scandal
Scandal is a political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes that follows crisis manager Olivia Pope as she navigates high-stakes scandals in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Scandal
Scandal is a 1989 British drama film that dramatizes the real-life Profumo affair, a major 1960s political sex scandal in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Very British Scandal Target entity description: A Very British Scandal is a British television drama miniseries that dramatizes a notorious mid-20th-century aristocratic divorce case and the media frenzy surrounding it.
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A.
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal is a British television miniseries that dramatizes the real-life 1970s political scandal involving Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and an alleged conspiracy to murder his former lover.
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B.
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal is a psychological drama film centered on the toxic relationship between a lonely, manipulative teacher and a younger colleague whose illicit affair she exploits.
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C.
Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal is a British psychological thriller television series that explores themes of power, privilege, and consent within the world of politics and the legal system.
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D.
Scandal
Scandal is a political thriller television series created by Shonda Rhimes that follows crisis manager Olivia Pope as she navigates high-stakes scandals in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Scandal
Scandal is a 1989 British drama film that dramatizes the real-life Profumo affair, a major 1960s political sex scandal in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| basedOn |
the Argyll v Argyll divorce case
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the marriage of the 11th Duke of Argyll and Margaret Campbell ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adam James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amanda Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ Camilla Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ Claire Foy NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavin Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Aris NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Rowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bettany NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Nicholls NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Barclay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Segun Akinola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Anne Sewitsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Dominic Treadwell-Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate Triggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Richer NERFINISHED ⓘ Roanna Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrays |
Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Ballantyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blueprint Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | BBC iPlayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Claire Foy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Bettany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aristocratic divorce
ⓘ
media scandal ⓘ tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| theme |
class and privilege
ⓘ
marital breakdown ⓘ misogyny ⓘ public shaming ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah Phelps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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