Takin’ Over the Asylum
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Takin’ Over the Asylum is a 1994 Scottish television drama series about a hospital radio station in a psychiatric hospital, acclaimed for its sensitive portrayal of mental illness and early performances by actors like David Tennant.
All labels observed (1)
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| Takin’ Over the Asylum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Takin’ Over the Asylum Context triple: [Ken Stott, notableWork, Takin’ Over the Asylum]
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A.
Asylum Avenue
Asylum Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Hartford, Connecticut, running through the historic Asylum Hill neighborhood and connecting key civic, residential, and institutional areas of the city.
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B.
Outside of the Asylum
Outside of the Asylum is the upside-down house constructed by Wonko the Sane in Douglas Adams’ "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," symbolizing his belief that the world has gone mad.
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C.
Back Door to Hell
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 World War II drama film set in the Philippines, notable as an early work of director Monte Hellman and one of Jack Nicholson’s early screen roles.
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D.
Gone Insane
"Gone Insane" is a song featured on the album *Good Grief* by the American indie pop band Lucius.
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E.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Takin’ Over the Asylum Target entity description: Takin’ Over the Asylum is a 1994 Scottish television drama series about a hospital radio station in a psychiatric hospital, acclaimed for its sensitive portrayal of mental illness and early performances by actors like David Tennant.
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A.
Asylum Avenue
Asylum Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Hartford, Connecticut, running through the historic Asylum Hill neighborhood and connecting key civic, residential, and institutional areas of the city.
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B.
Outside of the Asylum
Outside of the Asylum is the upside-down house constructed by Wonko the Sane in Douglas Adams’ "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," symbolizing his belief that the world has gone mad.
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C.
Back Door to Hell
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 World War II drama film set in the Philippines, notable as an early work of director Monte Hellman and one of Jack Nicholson’s early screen roles.
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D.
Gone Insane
"Gone Insane" is a song featured on the album *Good Grief* by the American indie pop band Lucius.
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E.
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is a popular late-night program at the Toronto International Film Festival that showcases genre films such as horror, action, and cult cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish television series
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drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Scotland award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Television Society award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Campbell Bain
NERFINISHED
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Eddie McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilming | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Donna Franceschild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | David Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994 ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ medical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play adaptation ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early television role for David Tennant
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sensitive portrayal of mental illness ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| portrays |
hospital radio DJ
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psychiatric patients ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| setting |
hospital radio station
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psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| starred |
Angus Macfadyen
NERFINISHED
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David Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ Katy Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Stott NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
hospital radio
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mental illness ⓘ psychiatric hospitals ⓘ |
| theme |
friendship
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recovery ⓘ stigma around mental health ⓘ |
| writer | Donna Franceschild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Takin’ Over the Asylum Description of subject: Takin’ Over the Asylum is a 1994 Scottish television drama series about a hospital radio station in a psychiatric hospital, acclaimed for its sensitive portrayal of mental illness and early performances by actors like David Tennant.
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