Foggy Dewhurst
E202336
Foggy Dewhurst is a pompous yet endearing ex-military man and one of the central comedic trio in the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foggy Dewhurst canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1801591 — 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: Foggy Dewhurst Context triple: [Last of the Summer Wine, mainCharacter, Foggy Dewhurst]
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A.
Rusthall
Rusthall is a village and civil parish in Kent, England, known for its sandstone rock formations and proximity to the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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B.
Mouldsworth
Mouldsworth is a village in Cheshire, England, served by a railway station on the Manchester–Chester line.
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C.
Hordley
Hordley is a small rural settlement located in the parish of St. Thomas in the East, Jamaica.
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D.
Shudehill
Shudehill is a central district in Manchester, England, known for its major bus and tram interchange and proximity to the city’s main shopping and commercial areas.
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E.
Highworth
Highworth is a historic market town in Wiltshire, England, known for its elevated position and traditional architecture.
- 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: Foggy Dewhurst Target entity description: Foggy Dewhurst is a pompous yet endearing ex-military man and one of the central comedic trio in the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine."
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A.
Rusthall
Rusthall is a village and civil parish in Kent, England, known for its sandstone rock formations and proximity to the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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B.
Mouldsworth
Mouldsworth is a village in Cheshire, England, served by a railway station on the Manchester–Chester line.
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C.
Hordley
Hordley is a small rural settlement located in the parish of St. Thomas in the East, Jamaica.
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D.
Shudehill
Shudehill is a central district in Manchester, England, known for its major bus and tram interchange and proximity to the city’s main shopping and commercial areas.
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E.
Highworth
Highworth is a historic market town in Wiltshire, England, known for its elevated position and traditional architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Last of the Summer Wine ⓘ |
| appearsOnNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| characterIn | Last of the Summer Wine ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf |
Compo Simmonite
ⓘ
Norman Clegg ⓘ |
| comicRole | self-important leader figure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Roy Clarke ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
Last of the Summer Wine
ⓘ
surface form:
Last of the Summer Wine series 3
|
| fullName | Walter C. Dewhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hairColor | grey ⓘ |
| humorStyle | character-based comedy ⓘ |
| isReplacedBy | Truly of the Yard ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | central comedic trio in Last of the Summer Wine ⓘ |
| militaryBackground | served in the British Army ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Foggy ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
boastful about military service
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endearing ⓘ pompous ⓘ self-appointed leader of the trio ⓘ |
| occupation |
ex-soldier
ⓘ
retiree ⓘ |
| partOf | British television comedy characters ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
bossy
ⓘ
imaginative but impractical ⓘ pedantic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brian Wilde ⓘ |
| replaces | Blamire ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | Yorkshire village ⓘ |
| setting |
Holmfirth
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surface form:
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
|
| targetAudience | family television viewers ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
devising elaborate schemes
ⓘ
recounting exaggerated war stories ⓘ |
| usualClothing |
flat cap
ⓘ
macintosh coat ⓘ scarf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foggy Dewhurst Description of subject: Foggy Dewhurst is a pompous yet endearing ex-military man and one of the central comedic trio in the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.