Causton CID
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Causton CID is the fictional criminal investigation department serving the town of Causton and surrounding villages in the British detective series "Midsomer Murders."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Causton CID canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4577586 — 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: Causton CID Context triple: [Midsomer Murders, policeForceDepicted, Causton CID]
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A.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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B.
Callaghan
Callaghan is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals in politics, sports, and the arts.
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C.
Roderick Kinney
Roderick Kinney is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Kinney surname.
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D.
Clive Calder
Clive Calder is a South African-born music executive and billionaire best known for building one of the world’s most successful independent record empires before selling it to major industry players.
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E.
Scobie
Scobie is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
- 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: Causton CID Target entity description: Causton CID is the fictional criminal investigation department serving the town of Causton and surrounding villages in the British detective series "Midsomer Murders."
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A.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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B.
Callaghan
Callaghan is a surname of Irish origin borne by numerous notable individuals in politics, sports, and the arts.
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C.
Roderick Kinney
Roderick Kinney is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Kinney surname.
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D.
Clive Calder
Clive Calder is a South African-born music executive and billionaire best known for building one of the world’s most successful independent record empires before selling it to major industry players.
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E.
Scobie
Scobie is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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fictional police department ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Midsomer Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Midsomer Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Causton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
England
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerOfFictionalCharacter |
DCI John Barnaby
NERFINISHED
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DCI Tom Barnaby NERFINISHED ⓘ DS Ben Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ DS Charlie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ DS Dan Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ DS Gavin Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ DS Jamie Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ pathologist Dr. Fleur Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ pathologist Dr. George Bullard NERFINISHED ⓘ pathologist Dr. Kam Karimore NERFINISHED ⓘ pathologist Dr. Kate Wilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Midsomer Murders universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Midsomer Murders series 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullFormOfAbbreviation | Criminal Investigation Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | CID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalJurisdiction |
rural communities
ⓘ
small English villages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central investigative unit ⓘ |
| notableFeature | handles unusually high number of homicide cases for a rural area ⓘ |
| partOf | Causton Police Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeForceType | detective branch ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | competent but often overstretched investigative unit ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
homicide investigation ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Causton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midsomer County NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding villages of Causton ⓘ |
| settingFor | most murder investigations in Midsomer Murders ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkOfWork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCaseType |
murder
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serious crime ⓘ suspicious death ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Causton CID Description of subject: Causton CID is the fictional criminal investigation department serving the town of Causton and surrounding villages in the British detective series "Midsomer Murders."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.