Triple
T5317778
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New Tricks |
E121592
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Bolam
James Bolam is an English actor best known for his roles in classic British television series such as "The Likely Lads" and "New Tricks."
|
E517479
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: James Bolam | Statement: [New Tricks, portrayedBy, James Bolam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Bolam Context triple: [New Tricks, portrayedBy, James Bolam]
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A.
Colin Watkinson
Colin Watkinson is a British cinematographer best known for his visually striking work on films and television series such as The Fall and The Handmaid's Tale.
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B.
Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge is an English actor and director known for his acclaimed work on stage and screen, including prominent roles in both classical theatre and television comedies.
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C.
Ron Todd
Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
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D.
Pete Glenister
Pete Glenister is a British songwriter, guitarist, and producer known for his work with artists such as Alison Moyet and Kirsty MacColl.
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E.
Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian best known for his lead role in the television series "Doc Martin" and his work on the sitcom "Men Behaving Badly."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: James Bolam Triple: [New Tricks, portrayedBy, James Bolam]
Generated description
James Bolam is an English actor best known for his roles in classic British television series such as "The Likely Lads" and "New Tricks."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Bolam Target entity description: James Bolam is an English actor best known for his roles in classic British television series such as "The Likely Lads" and "New Tricks."
-
A.
Colin Watkinson
Colin Watkinson is a British cinematographer best known for his visually striking work on films and television series such as The Fall and The Handmaid's Tale.
-
B.
Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge is an English actor and director known for his acclaimed work on stage and screen, including prominent roles in both classical theatre and television comedies.
-
C.
Ron Todd
Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
-
D.
Pete Glenister
Pete Glenister is a British songwriter, guitarist, and producer known for his work with artists such as Alison Moyet and Kirsty MacColl.
-
E.
Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian best known for his lead role in the television series "Doc Martin" and his work on the sitcom "Men Behaving Badly."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd463d956c819088105c3db802c017 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd855269ac8190bb7a9248d04f1823 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf332d0c608190be0c8e740fe216b7 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf340a51848190b4722f456f997833 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf34714e808190b06b47891ea31bbf |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:59 p.m.