Fabian of the Yard
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Fabian of the Yard is a 1950s British television crime drama series following a Scotland Yard detective as he investigates real-life-inspired cases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fabian of the Yard canonical | 2 |
| Fabian of Scotland Yard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1265830 — 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: Fabian of the Yard Context triple: [Sarah Churchill, notableWork, Fabian of the Yard]
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A.
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor was an English football referee renowned for officiating major international matches, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.
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B.
Peter Smithers
Peter Smithers was a British Conservative politician, diplomat, and former intelligence officer who notably served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1960s.
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C.
Peter James
Peter James is a bestselling British crime and thriller novelist, best known for his Roy Grace detective series.
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D.
Diggle
Diggle is a rural village in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, known for its scenic Pennine setting and historic canal and railway tunnels.
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E.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
- 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: Fabian of the Yard Target entity description: Fabian of the Yard is a 1950s British television crime drama series following a Scotland Yard detective as he investigates real-life-inspired cases.
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A.
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor was an English football referee renowned for officiating major international matches, including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.
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B.
Peter Smithers
Peter Smithers was a British Conservative politician, diplomat, and former intelligence officer who notably served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1960s.
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C.
Peter James
Peter James is a bestselling British crime and thriller novelist, best known for his Roy Grace detective series.
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D.
Diggle
Diggle is a rural village in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, known for its scenic Pennine setting and historic canal and railway tunnels.
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E.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
ⓘ
crime drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fabian of the Yard
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surface form:
Fabian of Scotland Yard
|
| basedOn | real-life criminal cases ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| characterName | Inspector Robert Fabian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
New Scotland Yard
ⓘ
surface form:
Scotland Yard
police investigative procedures ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956 ⓘ |
| follows | Scotland Yard detective ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Bruce Seton ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime investigation
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ murder cases ⓘ real-life-inspired cases ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | memoirs of Robert Fabian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Inspector Robert Fabian ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | case-of-the-week ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 39 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| originalRun | 1950s ⓘ |
| portrays | Scotland Yard investigations ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| startTime | 1954 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-war Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fabian of the Yard Description of subject: Fabian of the Yard is a 1950s British television crime drama series following a Scotland Yard detective as he investigates real-life-inspired cases.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fabian of Scotland Yard