Dalziel and Pascoe
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Dalziel and Pascoe is a British crime drama television series, based on Reginald Hill’s novels, that follows the investigations of two contrasting police detectives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dalziel and Pascoe canonical | 4 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe (episodes director) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10796272 — 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: Dalziel and Pascoe Context triple: [Dominique Caine, notableWork, Dalziel and Pascoe]
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A.
Inspector Wembury
Inspector Wembury is a fictional police detective who appears as a central investigating character in Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Ringer."
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B.
Alleyn’s
Alleyn’s is a historic independent day school in Dulwich, London, known for its strong academic reputation and broad co-curricular offering.
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C.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British television crime drama series based on Elizabeth George’s novels, following aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class partner Sergeant Barbara Havers as they solve complex murder cases.
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D.
Roderick Alleyn series
The Roderick Alleyn series is a collection of classic detective novels by Ngaio Marsh featuring the gentlemanly Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn solving intricate murder mysteries.
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E.
Agatha Christie's Marple
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- 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: Dalziel and Pascoe Target entity description: Dalziel and Pascoe is a British crime drama television series, based on Reginald Hill’s novels, that follows the investigations of two contrasting police detectives.
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A.
Inspector Wembury
Inspector Wembury is a fictional police detective who appears as a central investigating character in Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Ringer."
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B.
Alleyn’s
Alleyn’s is a historic independent day school in Dulwich, London, known for its strong academic reputation and broad co-curricular offering.
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C.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British television crime drama series based on Elizabeth George’s novels, following aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class partner Sergeant Barbara Havers as they solve complex murder cases.
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D.
Roderick Alleyn series
The Roderick Alleyn series is a collection of classic detective novels by Ngaio Marsh featuring the gentlemanly Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn solving intricate murder mysteries.
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E.
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple is a British television series adapting Agatha Christie's Miss Marple detective stories, featuring various guest stars in each mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dalziel and Pascoe novel series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
works by Reginald Hill ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC One in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Andy Dalziel – Warren Clarke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edgar Wield – David Royle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellie Pascoe – Susannah Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Pascoe – Colin Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Reginald Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedForTelevisionBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC Worldwide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edgar Wield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellie Pascoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wield ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1996-03-16 ⓘ |
| follows | police investigations ⓘ |
| format | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | novels featuring Dalziel and Pascoe ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease | DVD ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Andy Dalziel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Pascoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fictional Yorkshire area ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences in Britain
ⓘ
contrast between traditional and modern policing ⓘ moral ambiguity in law enforcement ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007-06-22 ⓘ |
| laterBroadcastAs | two-part stories ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Colin Buchanan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait |
Andy Dalziel is blunt and old-fashioned
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Pascoe is educated and idealistic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 46 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 11 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | feature-length episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Dalziel and Pascoe franchise ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Dalziel and Pascoe (episodes director)