Jim MacLaine film series
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The Jim MacLaine film series is a pair of British dramas following the rise and fall of fictional rock musician Jim MacLaine, charting his personal and professional struggles against the backdrop of 1960s and 1970s pop culture.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jim MacLaine film series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10464975 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jim MacLaine film series Context triple: [Stardust (1974 film), partOfSeries, Jim MacLaine film series]
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Lew Harper film series
The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
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B.
Derek Flint film series
The Derek Flint film series is a 1960s spy-comedy franchise starring James Coburn as the ultra-competent, tongue-in-cheek superspy Derek Flint.
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C.
Father O'Malley film series
The Father O'Malley film series is a set of classic mid-20th-century American films centered on the compassionate Catholic priest Father Chuck O'Malley, portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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D.
The Ernest film series
The Ernest film series is a collection of slapstick comedy movies centered on the bumbling but well-meaning character Ernest P. Worrell, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Frankie Elkin series
The Frankie Elkin series is a set of contemporary crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring an amateur missing-persons finder who searches for the lost and forgotten.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim MacLaine film series Target entity description: The Jim MacLaine film series is a pair of British dramas following the rise and fall of fictional rock musician Jim MacLaine, charting his personal and professional struggles against the backdrop of 1960s and 1970s pop culture.
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A.
Lew Harper film series
The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
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B.
Derek Flint film series
The Derek Flint film series is a 1960s spy-comedy franchise starring James Coburn as the ultra-competent, tongue-in-cheek superspy Derek Flint.
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C.
Father O'Malley film series
The Father O'Malley film series is a set of classic mid-20th-century American films centered on the compassionate Catholic priest Father Chuck O'Malley, portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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D.
The Ernest film series
The Ernest film series is a collection of slapstick comedy movies centered on the bumbling but well-meaning character Ernest P. Worrell, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Frankie Elkin series
The Frankie Elkin series is a set of contemporary crime thrillers by Lisa Gardner featuring an amateur missing-persons finder who searches for the lost and forgotten.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film ⓘ film series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Claude Whatham
NERFINISHED
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Michael Apted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Jim MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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drama film ⓘ drama film ⓘ musical film ⓘ musical film ⓘ musical film ⓘ rock music film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Stardust
NERFINISHED
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That'll Be the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim MacLaine
NERFINISHED
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Jim MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Andrew Powell
NERFINISHED
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Ronnie Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
personal struggles of Jim MacLaine
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professional struggles of Jim MacLaine ⓘ rise and fall of a rock musician ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | rock musician ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Puttnam
NERFINISHED
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David Puttnam NERFINISHED ⓘ David Puttnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1973
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1974 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ray Connolly
NERFINISHED
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Ray Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ early 1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ |
| starring |
Adam Faith
NERFINISHED
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David Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ David Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ David Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ James Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Hagman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringo Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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