Harry Pearce
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Harry Pearce is the hard-edged, morally conflicted head of MI5’s counter-terrorism department in the British television series "Spooks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Pearce canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8431667 — 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: Harry Pearce Context triple: [Spooks, mainCharacter, Harry Pearce]
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A.
David Lovering
David Lovering is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
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B.
Russell Patterson
Russell Patterson is an American conductor best known for his leadership roles with major U.S. orchestras, including serving as music director of the Kansas City Symphony.
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C.
David Hartnett
David Hartnett is a British civil servant best known for serving as the Permanent Secretary for Tax at HM Revenue and Customs, where he was the UK's top tax official.
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D.
Alan Webber
Alan Webber is an American politician and former business magazine co-founder who serves as the mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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E.
Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch is a British author and screenwriter best known for his urban fantasy "Rivers of London" series, which blends police procedural elements with magic in a contemporary London setting.
- 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: Harry Pearce Target entity description: Harry Pearce is the hard-edged, morally conflicted head of MI5’s counter-terrorism department in the British television series "Spooks."
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A.
David Lovering
David Lovering is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
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B.
Russell Patterson
Russell Patterson is an American conductor best known for his leadership roles with major U.S. orchestras, including serving as music director of the Kansas City Symphony.
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C.
David Hartnett
David Hartnett is a British civil servant best known for serving as the Permanent Secretary for Tax at HM Revenue and Customs, where he was the UK's top tax official.
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D.
Alan Webber
Alan Webber is an American politician and former business magazine co-founder who serves as the mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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E.
Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch is a British author and screenwriter best known for his urban fantasy "Rivers of London" series, which blends police procedural elements with magic in a contemporary London setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
MI5 ⓘ
linked to:
Security Service (MI5)
|
| appearsIn |
MI‑5
ⓘ
linked to:
MI-5
Spooks ⓘ Spooks: The Greater Good ⓘ
linked to:
Spooks
|
| child | Maddy Pearce ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | David Wolstencroft ⓘ |
| employer |
MI5
ⓘ
linked to:
Security Service (MI5)
|
| fictionalOrganization | Section D ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Spooks universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Spooks
|
| firstAppearance | Spooks series 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir Henry James Pearce ⓘ |
| genre |
political thriller
ⓘ
spy drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
hard‑edged
ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ patriotic ⓘ protective of his team ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Spooks: The Greater Good
ⓘ
linked to:
Spooks
|
| loyaltyConflictWith | political superiors ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
main character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nickname | Harry ⓘ |
| notableFor | making morally ambiguous decisions to protect national security ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
ⓘ
spymaster ⓘ |
| oftenInteractsWith |
Adam Carter
ⓘ
Lucas North ⓘ Malcolm Wynn‑Jones ⓘ Ros Myers ⓘ Ruth Evershed ⓘ Tom Quinn ⓘ Zoe Reynolds ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Firth ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of Section D
ⓘ
head of MI5 counter‑terrorism department ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Pearce ⓘ |
| theme | tension between ethics and national security ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Thames House
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames House, London
|
| worksOn |
counter‑terrorism operations
ⓘ
domestic intelligence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Pearce Description of subject: Harry Pearce is the hard-edged, morally conflicted head of MI5’s counter-terrorism department in the British television series "Spooks."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.