Reilly, Ace of Spies
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Reilly, Ace of Spies is a British television drama series chronicling the adventures of real-life Russian-born spy Sidney Reilly in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reilly, Ace of Spies canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reilly, Ace of Spies Context triple: [Troy Kennedy Martin, notableWork, Reilly, Ace of Spies]
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A.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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B.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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C.
Secret Agent
Secret Agent is a 1960s British television spy series starring Patrick McGoohan as an undercover operative navigating Cold War-era espionage and moral dilemmas.
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D.
King of Spies
King of Spies is a creator-owned espionage comic series from Mark Millar’s Millarworld imprint that follows an aging British secret agent waging a brutal one-man war on corruption.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
- 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: Reilly, Ace of Spies Target entity description: Reilly, Ace of Spies is a British television drama series chronicling the adventures of real-life Russian-born spy Sidney Reilly in the early 20th century.
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A.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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B.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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C.
Secret Agent
Secret Agent is a 1960s British television spy series starring Patrick McGoohan as an undercover operative navigating Cold War-era espionage and moral dilemmas.
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D.
King of Spies
King of Spies is a creator-owned espionage comic series from Mark Millar’s Millarworld imprint that follows an aging British secret agent waging a brutal one-man war on corruption.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television drama series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
book "Ace of Spies" by Robin Bruce Lockhart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
life of Sidney Reilly ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| composer | Harry Rabinowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Verity Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Felix Dzerzhinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Cheka
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MI6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Okhrana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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spy fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sidney Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of real-life spy Sidney Reilly ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Reilly, Ace of Spies" theme by Harry Rabinowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | ITV in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | colour ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bolshevik Revolution
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British espionage operations ⓘ Sidney Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Verity Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Russian Revolution
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Celia Gregory
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David Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeananne Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo McKern NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Rodway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
British intelligence
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
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Subject: Reilly, Ace of Spies Description of subject: Reilly, Ace of Spies is a British television drama series chronicling the adventures of real-life Russian-born spy Sidney Reilly in the early 20th century.
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