DCI Banks
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DCI Banks is a British crime drama television series based on Peter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks novels, following a determined detective as he investigates complex and often dark cases in Yorkshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DCI Banks canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5101718 — 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: DCI Banks Context triple: [Left Bank Pictures, notableWork, DCI Banks]
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A.
DCI
DCI is a senior rank in the British police force, typically overseeing major criminal investigations and detective units.
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B.
Bruce Bank
Bruce Bank is a submarine elevation located in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Scotia Plate, forming part of the complex seafloor topography of the Scotia Sea region.
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C.
DEA Intelligence Division
The DEA Intelligence Division is the branch of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating drug-related intelligence to support law enforcement operations and policy decisions.
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D.
The Treasury
The Treasury is an iconic rock-cut temple façade in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, renowned for its elaborate Hellenistic architecture carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs.
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E.
National Security Branch
The National Security Branch is a major component of the FBI responsible for integrating and overseeing the Bureau’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and related national security operations.
- 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: DCI Banks Target entity description: DCI Banks is a British crime drama television series based on Peter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks novels, following a determined detective as he investigates complex and often dark cases in Yorkshire.
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A.
DCI
DCI is a senior rank in the British police force, typically overseeing major criminal investigations and detective units.
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B.
Bruce Bank
Bruce Bank is a submarine elevation located in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Scotia Plate, forming part of the complex seafloor topography of the Scotia Sea region.
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C.
DEA Intelligence Division
The DEA Intelligence Division is the branch of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating drug-related intelligence to support law enforcement operations and policy decisions.
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D.
The Treasury
The Treasury is an iconic rock-cut temple façade in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, renowned for its elaborate Hellenistic architecture carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs.
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E.
National Security Branch
The National Security Branch is a major component of the FBI responsible for integrating and overseeing the Bureau’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and related national security operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Inspector Banks novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Inspector Alan Banks novels
ⓘ
works by Peter Robinson ⓘ |
| character |
Alan Banks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annie Cabbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Blackstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributor | ITV Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | television drama series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasInspectorCharacter | Alan Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelType | series of self-contained cases and story arcs ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
investigation of complex and dark criminal cases
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in law enforcement ⓘ personal and professional conflicts of detectives ⓘ |
| leadOccupation | detective chief inspector ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | HDTV ⓘ |
| portrays | police investigations in Yorkshire ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Left Bank Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Andrea Lowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caroline Catz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Deam NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Tompkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DCI Banks Description of subject: DCI Banks is a British crime drama television series based on Peter Robinson’s Inspector Alan Banks novels, following a determined detective as he investigates complex and often dark cases in Yorkshire.
Referenced by (4)
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