To Play the King
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To Play the King is a 1993 British political drama miniseries, the second part of the original House of Cards trilogy, depicting the ruthless power struggles between Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and the newly crowned king.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| To Play the King canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9393484 — 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: To Play the King Context triple: [Michael Kitchen, notableWork, To Play the King]
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A.
A King and No King
A King and No King is a Jacobean tragicomedy, co-authored by Francis Beaumont (with John Fletcher), known for its complex plot involving mistaken identity and controversial themes of incestuous desire.
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B.
One Night with the King
One Night with the King is a 2006 biblical drama film that retells the story of Queen Esther and her rise to power in ancient Persia.
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C.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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D.
The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
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E.
The King
"The King" is an English translation of the Arabic divine name "Al-Malik," one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God's absolute sovereignty and dominion over all creation.
- 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: To Play the King Target entity description: To Play the King is a 1993 British political drama miniseries, the second part of the original House of Cards trilogy, depicting the ruthless power struggles between Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and the newly crowned king.
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A.
A King and No King
A King and No King is a Jacobean tragicomedy, co-authored by Francis Beaumont (with John Fletcher), known for its complex plot involving mistaken identity and controversial themes of incestuous desire.
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B.
One Night with the King
One Night with the King is a 2006 biblical drama film that retells the story of Queen Esther and her rise to power in ancient Persia.
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C.
The King
The King is a conman and one of the two unscrupulous drifters who travel with Huck and Jim, posing as royalty to swindle people in Mark Twain’s "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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D.
The King
The King is the iconic nickname of Elvis Presley, the pioneering American rock and roll singer and cultural figure often regarded as one of the most significant entertainers of the 20th century.
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E.
The King
"The King" is an English translation of the Arabic divine name "Al-Malik," one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God's absolute sovereignty and dominion over all creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| antagonist | the King ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Michael Dobbs ⓘ |
| basedOn | To Play the King ⓘ |
| broadcastDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British parliamentary politics
ⓘ
constitutional crisis in the United Kingdom ⓘ power struggle between Prime Minister and monarch ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
British monarch
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Final Cut ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
House of Cards universe
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Cards
|
| mainCharacter |
Francis Urquhart
ⓘ
the King ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ruthless political maneuvering ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| originatesFromWork |
House of Cards novel series
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Cards trilogy
|
| partOf | House of Cards trilogy ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | original House of Cards trilogy ⓘ |
| precededBy | House of Cards ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| protagonist | Francis Urquhart ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| screenFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
media manipulation ⓘ monarchy versus elected government ⓘ political power ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: To Play the King Description of subject: To Play the King is a 1993 British political drama miniseries, the second part of the original House of Cards trilogy, depicting the ruthless power struggles between Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and the newly crowned king.
Referenced by (8)
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