Cracker (TV series)
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Cracker is a British crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist who helps the police solve complex cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cracker (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10293196 — 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)
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Target entity: Cracker (TV series) Context triple: [Christopher Eccleston, appearedIn, Cracker (TV series)]
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A.
Crakers
The Crakers are a group of genetically engineered post-human beings in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy, designed to be peaceful, environmentally harmonious replacements for humanity.
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B.
Crash (TV series)
Crash is an American drama television series, inspired by the 2004 film of the same name, that explores the intersecting lives and tensions among diverse residents of Los Angeles.
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C.
Cracker Line
The Cracker Line was a vital Union supply route established during the American Civil War to relieve the besieged Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
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D.
Kroll Show
Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring Nick Kroll that parodies reality TV and pop culture through recurring characters and mockumentary-style segments.
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E.
Bandit Television
Bandit Television is a British television production company known for creating scripted drama and comedy series.
- 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: Cracker (TV series) Target entity description: Cracker is a British crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist who helps the police solve complex cases.
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A.
Crakers
The Crakers are a group of genetically engineered post-human beings in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy, designed to be peaceful, environmentally harmonious replacements for humanity.
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B.
Crash (TV series)
Crash is an American drama television series, inspired by the 2004 film of the same name, that explores the intersecting lives and tensions among diverse residents of Los Angeles.
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C.
Cracker Line
The Cracker Line was a vital Union supply route established during the American Civil War to relieve the besieged Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
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D.
Kroll Show
Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring Nick Kroll that parodies reality TV and pop culture through recurring characters and mockumentary-style segments.
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E.
Bandit Television
Bandit Television is a British television production company known for creating scripted drama and comedy series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Robbie Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Fitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | criminal psychologist ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
troubled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Jimmy McGovern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ITV Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| format | serial drama ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasRevivalSpecial | Cracker (2006 special) GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisode | Cracker: White Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrRemake | Cracker (U.S. TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | U.S. remake Cracker ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex character-driven cases
ⓘ
portrayal of a flawed but brilliant profiler ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 25 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Granada Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalSpecialAired | 2006 ⓘ |
| setting | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialEpisodeAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Flynn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Eccleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Clare Holman NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ Kieran O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorcan Cranitch NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Tomlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
ⓘ
criminal psychology ⓘ family conflict ⓘ police investigation ⓘ |
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: Cracker (TV series) Description of subject: Cracker is a British crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist who helps the police solve complex cases.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.