Sir Francis Drake (TV series)
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Sir Francis Drake is a 1960s British adventure television series dramatizing the exploits of the famed Elizabethan sea captain and privateer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Francis Drake (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10082883 — 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: Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Context triple: [Terence Morgan, notableWork, Sir Francis Drake (TV series)]
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A.
Charles Drake
Charles Drake was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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B.
Black Sails
Black Sails is a subsidiary summit in England’s Lake District, forming part of the rugged Coniston Fells range popular with hikers and climbers.
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C.
Black Sails
Black Sails is a gritty historical adventure television series that serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," following Captain Flint and other pirates in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
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D.
Francis Drake
Francis Drake was a 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and navigator best known for circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish possessions during the Age of Exploration.
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E.
Frances Drake
Frances Drake was a British-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in horror and adventure films produced by major Hollywood studios.
- 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: Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Target entity description: Sir Francis Drake is a 1960s British adventure television series dramatizing the exploits of the famed Elizabethan sea captain and privateer.
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A.
Charles Drake
Charles Drake was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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B.
Black Sails
Black Sails is a subsidiary summit in England’s Lake District, forming part of the rugged Coniston Fells range popular with hikers and climbers.
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C.
Black Sails
Black Sails is a gritty historical adventure television series that serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," following Captain Flint and other pirates in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
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D.
Francis Drake
Francis Drake was a 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and navigator best known for circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish possessions during the Age of Exploration.
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E.
Frances Drake
Frances Drake was a British-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in horror and adventure films produced by major Hollywood studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Sir Francis Drake ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ITV (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
ITV
|
| characterPortrayed |
Sir Francis Drake
ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Drake
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
Sir Francis Drake ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Drake
|
| featuresCharacter |
Queen Elizabeth I
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth I of England
|
| featuresVessel | Golden Hind ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1961 ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 26 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| originalRun | early 1960s ⓘ |
| portraysRole |
privateer
ⓘ
sea captain ⓘ |
| productionCompany | ATV ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
England
ⓘ
high seas ⓘ |
| starring | Terence Morgan ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Description of subject: Sir Francis Drake is a 1960s British adventure television series dramatizing the exploits of the famed Elizabethan sea captain and privateer.
Referenced by (1)
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