The Onedin Line
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The Onedin Line is a British period drama television series that follows the fortunes of a 19th-century shipping family and their maritime business.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Onedin Line canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10616128 — 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 Onedin Line Context triple: [Patricia Haines, notableWork, The Onedin Line]
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A.
House of Anárion
The House of Anárion is one of the two principal royal lines of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, descended from Anárion son of Elendil and renowned for ruling the southern Númenórean kingdom in Middle-earth.
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B.
Skylark of Valeron
Skylark of Valeron is a classic space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that continues his Skylark series with intergalactic adventure and high-powered scientific fantasy.
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C.
The Family of Mann
The Family of Mann is a darkly comic stage play by American playwright Theresa Rebeck that satirizes the television industry and the personal compromises it demands.
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D.
The Sailing of the Sword
"The Sailing of the Sword" is a narrative poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early medievalist and romantic style.
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E.
The House of Dun
The House of Dun is an 18th-century Scottish country house near Montrose, renowned as a masterpiece of Georgian architecture designed by William Adam.
- 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 Onedin Line Target entity description: The Onedin Line is a British period drama television series that follows the fortunes of a 19th-century shipping family and their maritime business.
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A.
House of Anárion
The House of Anárion is one of the two principal royal lines of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, descended from Anárion son of Elendil and renowned for ruling the southern Númenórean kingdom in Middle-earth.
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B.
Skylark of Valeron
Skylark of Valeron is a classic space opera novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith that continues his Skylark series with intergalactic adventure and high-powered scientific fantasy.
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C.
The Family of Mann
The Family of Mann is a darkly comic stage play by American playwright Theresa Rebeck that satirizes the television industry and the personal compromises it demands.
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D.
The Sailing of the Sword
"The Sailing of the Sword" is a narrative poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early medievalist and romantic style.
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E.
The House of Dun
The House of Dun is an 18th-century Scottish country house near Montrose, renowned as a masterpiece of Georgian architecture designed by William Adam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Anne Stallybrass as Anne Onedin
ⓘ
Peter Gilmore as James Onedin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Cyril Abraham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | transition from sail to steam ships ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1971 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Onedin shipping line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Onedin family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | serial drama ⓘ |
| genre |
family drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ period drama ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCompany | Onedin Line shipping company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition in business
ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1980 ⓘ |
| leadActor | Peter Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Anne Stallybrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anne Onedin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Frazer NERFINISHED ⓘ James Onedin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Onedin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | several decades of 19th century maritime trade ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | over 90 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 8 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | weekly series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrays |
commercial rivalry
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| producedBy | BBC Drama Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setInIndustry | shipping ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSettingStart | 1860s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Onedin Line Description of subject: The Onedin Line is a British period drama television series that follows the fortunes of a 19th-century shipping family and their maritime business.
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