Talking to the Dead
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Talking to the Dead is a British crime drama television series centered on a young detective with an unusual ability to connect with murder victims, adapted from Harry Bingham’s Fiona Griffiths novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talking to the Dead canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10938197 — 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: Talking to the Dead Context triple: [Sophie Rundle, notableWork, Talking to the Dead]
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A.
The Living and the Dead
The Living and the Dead is a major poetry collection by Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his philosophical and lyrical meditations on life, memory, and mortality.
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B.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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C.
Appointment with Death
"Appointment with Death" is a Hercule Poirot murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, set largely in the Middle East and centered on the suspicious death of a tyrannical matriarch during a family trip.
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D.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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E.
Notes from a Dead House
Notes from a Dead House is a semi-autobiographical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that portrays life in a Siberian prison camp through the experiences of a nobleman sentenced to hard labor.
- 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: Talking to the Dead Target entity description: Talking to the Dead is a British crime drama television series centered on a young detective with an unusual ability to connect with murder victims, adapted from Harry Bingham’s Fiona Griffiths novels.
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A.
The Living and the Dead
The Living and the Dead is a major poetry collection by Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his philosophical and lyrical meditations on life, memory, and mortality.
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B.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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C.
Appointment with Death
"Appointment with Death" is a Hercule Poirot murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, set largely in the Middle East and centered on the suspicious death of a tyrannical matriarch during a family trip.
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D.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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E.
Notes from a Dead House
Notes from a Dead House is a semi-autobiographical novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that portrays life in a Siberian prison camp through the experiences of a nobleman sentenced to hard labor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British crime drama television series
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Fiona Griffiths book series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Fiona Griffiths novels
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novels by Harry Bingham ⓘ |
| characterAbility | unusual ability to connect with murder victims ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSourceMaterial | Harry Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| hasSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
murder investigation
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supernatural connection to victims ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Fiona Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | communication with the dead ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | young detective with unusual ability ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originatesFromWorkBy | Harry Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAgeDescriptor | young ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialCharacter | Fiona Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
homicide cases
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police investigations ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workOrigin | British television ⓘ |
| workType | scripted series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talking to the Dead Description of subject: Talking to the Dead is a British crime drama television series centered on a young detective with an unusual ability to connect with murder victims, adapted from Harry Bingham’s Fiona Griffiths novels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.