The Bletchley Circle
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The Bletchley Circle is a British crime drama television series about former World War II codebreakers who reunite in the 1950s to solve complex murder cases using their analytical skills.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bletchley Circle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10938192 — 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 Bletchley Circle Context triple: [Sophie Rundle, notableWork, The Bletchley Circle]
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A.
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect is a critically acclaimed British crime drama television series centered on Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, renowned for its gritty realism and exploration of sexism within the police force.
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B.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
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C.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film, directed by Joseph Losey and based on L.P. Hartley’s novel, about a young boy drawn into a secret affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Silkworm
The Silkworm is a crime mystery novel written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the murder of a controversial author.
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E.
The Russia House
The Russia House is a 1990 espionage film adaptation of John le Carré’s novel, starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer and set against the backdrop of the late Cold War.
- 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 Bletchley Circle Target entity description: The Bletchley Circle is a British crime drama television series about former World War II codebreakers who reunite in the 1950s to solve complex murder cases using their analytical skills.
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A.
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect is a critically acclaimed British crime drama television series centered on Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, renowned for its gritty realism and exploration of sexism within the police force.
-
B.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
-
C.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between is a 1971 British romantic drama film, directed by Joseph Losey and based on L.P. Hartley’s novel, about a young boy drawn into a secret affair between an upper-class woman and a farmer in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Silkworm
The Silkworm is a crime mystery novel written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, featuring private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the murder of a controversial author.
-
E.
The Russia House
The Russia House is a 1990 espionage film adaptation of John le Carré’s novel, starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer and set against the backdrop of the late Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| broadcastCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Guy Burt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
use of wartime codebreaking skills in civilian life
ⓘ
women in post-war Britain ⓘ |
| episodeRuntimeMinutes | 45 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Gina Cronk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Burt NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bletchley Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstAirDate | 2012-09-06 ⓘ |
| firstAirYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | second series in 2014 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| lastAirYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme | solving complex murder cases using analytical skills ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | former World War II codebreakers ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | three-part miniseries ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Anna Maxwell Martin as Susan Gray
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Julie Graham as Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachael Stirling as Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophie Rundle as Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jake Lushington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | World Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bletchley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| spinOff | The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
codebreaking
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serial murder investigations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bletchley Circle Description of subject: The Bletchley Circle is a British crime drama television series about former World War II codebreakers who reunite in the 1950s to solve complex murder cases using their analytical skills.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.