A Touch of Cloth
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A Touch of Cloth is a British comedy-drama television series that parodies crime procedurals with absurd, fast-paced, and meta humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Touch of Cloth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Touch of Cloth Context triple: [Charlie Brooker, creatorOf, A Touch of Cloth]
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A.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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B.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
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C.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting a woman absorbed in needlework, exemplifying his refined handling of light, texture, and everyday domestic subjects.
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D.
The Laundress
The Laundress is a genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze depicting a young maid engaged in domestic work, noted for its intimate realism and moral undertones.
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E.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
- 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: A Touch of Cloth Target entity description: A Touch of Cloth is a British comedy-drama television series that parodies crime procedurals with absurd, fast-paced, and meta humor.
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A.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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B.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
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C.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting a woman absorbed in needlework, exemplifying his refined handling of light, texture, and everyday domestic subjects.
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D.
The Laundress
The Laundress is a genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze depicting a young maid engaged in domestic work, noted for its intimate realism and moral undertones.
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E.
The Coathanger
The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parody series
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | the novel "The Cloth Detective" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Vince Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Charlie Brooker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Maier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jim O'Hanlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anne Oldman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Cloth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2012-08-26 ⓘ |
| format | two-part stories ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime ⓘ parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
black comedy
ⓘ
spoof ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Touch of Cloth Series 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Touch of Cloth Series 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ A Touch of Cloth Series 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2014-08-09 ⓘ |
| mediaType | television ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fast-paced gag density
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fourth-wall breaking ⓘ meta-humor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense visual and verbal jokes
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parody of serious crime dramas ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Sky1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Sky1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFromNetwork | Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
crime drama television series
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police procedural television series ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Zeppotron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| scriptType | heavily gag-driven ⓘ |
| setting | fictional British police environment ⓘ |
| starring |
Adrian Bower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anna Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hannah NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Rhind-Tutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Navin Chowdhry NERFINISHED ⓘ Suranne Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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