Fortysomething
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Fortysomething is a British comedy-drama television series about a middle-aged doctor navigating family and personal crises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortysomething canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9819427 — 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: Fortysomething Context triple: [Rupert Graves, notableWork, Fortysomething]
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A.
Dertigers
Dertigers was an influential group of Afrikaans poets of the 1930s who modernized Afrikaans literature with more introspective, complex, and stylistically innovative poetry.
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B.
Forty-Five
Forty-Five is a poetry collection by British poet and painter Frieda Hughes, reflecting on her life and experiences at the age of forty-five.
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C.
Fifty-Sixty
"Fifty-Sixty" is a song by French singer Alizée from her electro-pop-influenced album *Psychédélices*.
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D.
45 Years
45 Years is a British drama film about a couple whose marriage is tested in the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary.
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E.
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is a dramedy television series that follows three middle-aged friends as they navigate the personal and professional challenges of midlife.
- 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: Fortysomething Target entity description: Fortysomething is a British comedy-drama television series about a middle-aged doctor navigating family and personal crises.
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A.
Dertigers
Dertigers was an influential group of Afrikaans poets of the 1930s who modernized Afrikaans literature with more introspective, complex, and stylistically innovative poetry.
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B.
Forty-Five
Forty-Five is a poetry collection by British poet and painter Frieda Hughes, reflecting on her life and experiences at the age of forty-five.
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C.
Fifty-Sixty
"Fifty-Sixty" is a song by French singer Alizée from her electro-pop-influenced album *Psychédélices*.
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D.
45 Years
45 Years is a British drama film about a couple whose marriage is tested in the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary.
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E.
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is a dramedy television series that follows three middle-aged friends as they navigate the personal and professional challenges of midlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Fortysomething (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fortysomething by Nigel Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Daniel Slippery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Ronnie Pilfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ Estelle Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ Rory Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Nigel Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Slippery family ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marriage
ⓘ
midlife crisis ⓘ parenting ⓘ sexual relationships ⓘ |
| leadActor | Hugh Laurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Paul Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Slippery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family relationships
ⓘ
middle-aged man in midlife crisis ⓘ personal crises ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carlton Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Nigel Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Anna Chancellor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benedict Cumberbatch NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Laurie NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Margolyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Capaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortysomething Description of subject: Fortysomething is a British comedy-drama television series about a middle-aged doctor navigating family and personal crises.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.