The Chinese Detective
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The Chinese Detective is a British television crime drama series from the 1980s that follows a British-Chinese police detective navigating racism and bureaucracy while solving cases in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chinese Detective canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9399448 — 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 Chinese Detective Context triple: [George Harris, notableWork, The Chinese Detective]
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A.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, starring Warren William as the suave amateur sleuth investigating a bizarre murder linked to a secluded estate.
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D.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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E.
Dear Detective
Dear Detective is a French film directed by Philippe de Broca, known for blending lighthearted charm with elements of crime and mystery.
- 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 Chinese Detective Target entity description: The Chinese Detective is a British television crime drama series from the 1980s that follows a British-Chinese police detective navigating racism and bureaucracy while solving cases in London.
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A.
The Detective Agency
The Detective Agency is a film production company known for its involvement in major Hollywood projects such as the adventure comedy sequel "Jumanji: The Next Level."
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
The Dragon Murder Case
The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, starring Warren William as the suave amateur sleuth investigating a bizarre murder linked to a secluded estate.
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D.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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E.
Dear Detective
Dear Detective is a French film directed by Philippe de Broca, known for blending lighthearted charm with elements of crime and mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
cultural identity in Britain
ⓘ
racial prejudice in the workplace ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Detective Inspector Berwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Detective Sergeant John Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harry South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Kennedy Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| depicts | Metropolitan Police work in London ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Jonathan Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresProtagonist | John Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstAired | 1981 ⓘ |
| format | live-action television series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntimeApprox | 50 minutes ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistBackground | second-generation immigrant ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | David Yip as Detective Sergeant John Ho ⓘ |
| mainCharacterEthnicity | British Chinese ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrays | experiences of a British-Chinese detective in London ⓘ |
| producer | Geraint Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| starring |
Arthur Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Yip NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
crime investigation
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institutional bureaucracy ⓘ racism in policing ⓘ |
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: The Chinese Detective Description of subject: The Chinese Detective is a British television crime drama series from the 1980s that follows a British-Chinese police detective navigating racism and bureaucracy while solving cases in London.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.