Reginald Perrin
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Reginald Perrin is the fictional, middle-aged British executive whose increasingly absurd attempts to escape his mundane life drive the satirical novel and television series "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reginald Perrin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10495111 — 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: Reginald Perrin Context triple: [The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, character, Reginald Perrin]
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A.
John Vernon Lord
John Vernon Lord is a British illustrator, author, and educator renowned for his intricate, imaginative artwork in children’s books and literary classics.
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B.
Geoffrey Sherwood
Geoffrey Sherwood is a central male character in the 1935 romantic drama film "The Girl from 10th Avenue," whose troubled personal life and evolving relationship with the heroine drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Leon Askin
Leon Askin was an Austrian-American character actor best known for his role as the stern General Burkhalter on the television series "Hogan's Heroes."
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D.
John Applegate
John Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and explorer associated with the development of overland emigrant routes in the western United States.
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E.
Robert Cochran
Robert Cochran is an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator of the hit real-time action series "24."
- 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: Reginald Perrin Target entity description: Reginald Perrin is the fictional, middle-aged British executive whose increasingly absurd attempts to escape his mundane life drive the satirical novel and television series "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin."
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A.
John Vernon Lord
John Vernon Lord is a British illustrator, author, and educator renowned for his intricate, imaginative artwork in children’s books and literary classics.
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B.
Geoffrey Sherwood
Geoffrey Sherwood is a central male character in the 1935 romantic drama film "The Girl from 10th Avenue," whose troubled personal life and evolving relationship with the heroine drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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C.
Leon Askin
Leon Askin was an Austrian-American character actor best known for his role as the stern General Burkhalter on the television series "Hogan's Heroes."
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D.
John Applegate
John Applegate was a 19th-century American pioneer and explorer associated with the development of overland emigrant routes in the western United States.
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E.
Robert Cochran
Robert Cochran is an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator of the hit real-time action series "24."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (TV series)
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linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
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| basedOnWork |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (novel)
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linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
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| characterArc | from conformity to attempted freedom ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bored
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disillusioned ⓘ middle-aged ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | David Nobbs ⓘ |
| employer | Sunshine Desserts ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1975 novel)
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linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
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| firstTelevisionAppearance |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976 TV series)
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linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
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| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| humourStyle |
absurdist
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
novel
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television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to escape suburban life
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fakes his own death ⓘ |
| occupation |
executive
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middle manager ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leonard Rossiter ⓘ |
| relative | Jimmy (brother-in-law) ⓘ |
| setting | suburban England ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Perrin ⓘ |
| televisionGenre | British sitcom ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
critique of corporate culture
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midlife crisis ⓘ satire of British middle class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reginald Perrin Description of subject: Reginald Perrin is the fictional, middle-aged British executive whose increasingly absurd attempts to escape his mundane life drive the satirical novel and television series "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.