Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series)
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Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom centered on the misadventures of a foul-mouthed, unemployed Glaswegian philosopher and his family in the Govan area of Glasgow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6795384 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series) Context triple: [Gregor Fisher, appearedIn, Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series)]
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A.
Bob (TV series)
Bob (TV series) is an American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a comic book artist, which aired on CBS in the early 1990s.
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B.
Ray Stubbs
Ray Stubbs is an English sports broadcaster and former footballer best known for his long career presenting football coverage on British television.
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C.
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny is a 1993 family comedy film starring Hulk Hogan as a tough ex-wrestler who becomes the bodyguard and caretaker for two mischievous children.
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D.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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E.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
- 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: Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series) Target entity description: Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom centered on the misadventures of a foul-mouthed, unemployed Glaswegian philosopher and his family in the Govan area of Glasgow.
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A.
Bob (TV series)
Bob (TV series) is an American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a comic book artist, which aired on CBS in the early 1990s.
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B.
Ray Stubbs
Ray Stubbs is an English sports broadcaster and former footballer best known for his long career presenting football coverage on British television.
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C.
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny is a 1993 family comedy film starring Hulk Hogan as a tough ex-wrestler who becomes the bodyguard and caretaker for two mischievous children.
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D.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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E.
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a popular British sitcom about a humorous female vicar in a rural English village, co-created by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish television sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| character |
Andra
NERFINISHED
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Bridie Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Dodie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Cotter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gash Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamesie Cotter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Norrie the barman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rab C. Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Pattison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutedAs | Comedy Playhouse special ⓘ |
| features | fourth-wall-breaking monologues by Rab C. Nesbitt ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasSettingCharacteristic |
Glaswegian humour
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Govan dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family life
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poverty ⓘ social commentary ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | unemployed ⓘ |
| leadCharacterTrait |
foul-mouthed
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philosophical outlook ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rab C. Nesbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | working-class life in Glasgow ⓘ |
| producer | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Govan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Andrew Fairlie
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine C. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregor Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Iain McColl NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Roper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| writer | Ian Pattison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rab C. Nesbitt (TV series) Description of subject: Rab C. Nesbitt is a Scottish sitcom centered on the misadventures of a foul-mouthed, unemployed Glaswegian philosopher and his family in the Govan area of Glasgow.
Referenced by (1)
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