Alice Tinker
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Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alice Tinker canonical | 7 |
| Alice Tinker-Horton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1678245 — 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: Alice Tinker Context triple: [The Vicar of Dibley, mainCastMember, Alice Tinker]
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A.
Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy Comingore was an American film actress best known for her acclaimed performance as Susan Alexander Kane in Orson Welles's classic film "Citizen Kane."
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B.
Grace Putnam Krueger
Grace Putnam Krueger was the wife of U.S. Army General Walter Krueger, a prominent commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
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D.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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E.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
- 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: Alice Tinker Target entity description: Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
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A.
Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy Comingore was an American film actress best known for her acclaimed performance as Susan Alexander Kane in Orson Welles's classic film "Citizen Kane."
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B.
Grace Putnam Krueger
Grace Putnam Krueger was the wife of U.S. Army General Walter Krueger, a prominent commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
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D.
Mary Lee Hartford
Mary Lee Hartford was the second wife of American actor and producer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., known primarily for her marriage into the prominent Fairbanks family.
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E.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alice Horton
ⓘ
Alice Tinker ⓘ
surface form:
Alice Tinker-Horton
|
| appearsIn | The Vicar of Dibley ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisodeFormat |
Christmas specials of The Vicar of Dibley
ⓘ
New Year specials of The Vicar of Dibley ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganizationInFiction | Church of England ⓘ |
| broadcastChannelOfWork | BBC ⓘ |
| characterType | comic relief ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Geraldine Granger ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Paul Mayhew-Archer
ⓘ
Richard Curtis ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic character in British television comedy ⓘ |
| employerInFiction |
Dibley parish church
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England parish in Dibley
|
| familyRelation | daughter-in-law of David Horton ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Vicar of Dibley
ⓘ
surface form:
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
|
| fullName | Alice Tinker self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | British sitcom ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasChildInFiction | multiple children with Hugo Horton ⓘ |
| hasReligionInFiction | Christianity ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
malapropisms
ⓘ
misunderstanding common phrases ⓘ |
| knownFor |
literal interpretations of jokes
ⓘ
quirky misunderstandings ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | BBC One ⓘ |
| occupation | verger ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastPeriodOfWork |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of The Vicar of Dibley ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
childlike
ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ innocent ⓘ naïve ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emma Chambers ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic | loyal assistant to the vicar ⓘ |
| religiousRole | verger of the parish church in Dibley ⓘ |
| setting |
Dibley parish
ⓘ
surface form:
village of Dibley, Oxfordshire (fictional)
|
| spouseInFiction | Hugo Horton ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork | adult television viewers ⓘ |
| wardrobeStyle | simple and quirky clothing ⓘ |
| worksWith | Geraldine Granger ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alice Tinker Description of subject: Alice Tinker is a lovable, naïve, and eccentric verger in the British sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley," known for her childlike innocence and quirky misunderstandings.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alice Tinker-Horton