The A Word
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The A Word is a British television drama series that explores the impact of a young boy’s autism diagnosis on his family and community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The A Word canonical | 4 |
| The A Word (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10293185 — 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 A Word Context triple: [Christopher Eccleston, notableWork, The A Word]
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A.
The Undoing
The Undoing is a psychological thriller miniseries starring Nicole Kidman as a successful therapist whose life unravels after a violent death and shocking revelations about her husband.
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B.
Life as a House
Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film about a terminally ill man who attempts to rebuild both his dilapidated house and his fractured relationship with his son.
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C.
The Affair
The Affair is an American television drama series that explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital relationship and its aftermath through multiple, often conflicting perspectives.
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D.
The Affair
The Affair is a Jack Reacher thriller novel by Lee Child that serves as a prequel, exploring the events that led Reacher to leave the U.S. Army.
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E.
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British coming-of-age romantic drama film that sensitively portrays the relationship between two teenage boys on a London council estate.
- 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 A Word Target entity description: The A Word is a British television drama series that explores the impact of a young boy’s autism diagnosis on his family and community.
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A.
The Undoing
The Undoing is a psychological thriller miniseries starring Nicole Kidman as a successful therapist whose life unravels after a violent death and shocking revelations about her husband.
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B.
Life as a House
Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film about a terminally ill man who attempts to rebuild both his dilapidated house and his fractured relationship with his son.
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C.
The Affair
The Affair is an American television drama series that explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital relationship and its aftermath through multiple, often conflicting perspectives.
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D.
The Affair
The Affair is a Jack Reacher thriller novel by Lee Child that serves as a prequel, exploring the events that led Reacher to leave the U.S. Army.
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E.
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British coming-of-age romantic drama film that sensitively portrays the relationship between two teenage boys on a London council estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yellow Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Alison Hughes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicola Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Keren Margalit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Peter Bowker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Luke Snellin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Cattaneo NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Tully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Keshet International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2020 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Jenny Frayn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucy Richer NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Bowker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2016-03-22 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
family drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fictional town of Heron Beck ⓘ |
| location |
Cumbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
autism
ⓘ
disability ⓘ family relationships ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of a young boy’s autism diagnosis on his family and community ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “The Real Me” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| producer |
Faye Dorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Fifty Fathoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keshet UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Bowker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher Eccleston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greg McHugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Ingleby NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Harrop NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Vento NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Morven Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ Pooky Quesnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Gordy NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinette Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The A Word Description of subject: The A Word is a British television drama series that explores the impact of a young boy’s autism diagnosis on his family and community.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The A Word (TV series)