Hogfather (TV adaptation)
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Hogfather (TV adaptation) is a 2006 British television miniseries based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel, blending fantasy, dark humor, and holiday themes as it follows Death stepping in to replace the missing Hogfather.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hogfather | 1 |
| Hogfather (TV adaptation) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796065 — 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)
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Target entity: Hogfather (TV adaptation) Context triple: [Discworld, hasAdaptation, Hogfather (TV adaptation)]
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A.
Tales from the White Hart
Tales from the White Hart is a humorous science fiction short story collection by Arthur C. Clarke, framed as tall tales told in a fictional London pub.
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B.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
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C.
Good Omens
Good Omens is a comedic fantasy novel about an angel and a demon teaming up to prevent the apocalypse, co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
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E.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hogfather (TV adaptation) Target entity description: Hogfather (TV adaptation) is a 2006 British television miniseries based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel, blending fantasy, dark humor, and holiday themes as it follows Death stepping in to replace the missing Hogfather.
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A.
Tales from the White Hart
Tales from the White Hart is a humorous science fiction short story collection by Arthur C. Clarke, framed as tall tales told in a fictional London pub.
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B.
Fludd
Fludd is a darkly comic novel by Hilary Mantel that explores faith, doubt, and small-town Catholic life in a remote English village.
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C.
Good Omens
Good Omens is a comedic fantasy novel about an angel and a demon teaming up to prevent the apocalypse, co-written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
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D.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
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E.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a darkly comic, alphabet-based picture book by Edward Gorey that depicts the morbidly humorous deaths of 26 children, each corresponding to a letter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| authorOfOriginalWork | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hogfather (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
David Jason as Albert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marc Warren as Teatime NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Dockery as Susan Sto Helit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Vadim Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Sky One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Colour of Magic (TV adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas television special
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dark comedy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
belief and imagination
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holiday ⓘ satire of Christmas traditions ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease | DVD ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hogfather NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Sto Helit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Ian Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Sky One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Sky One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate |
17 December 2006
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18 December 2006 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Death takes on the role of the Hogfather when the Hogfather goes missing on Hogswatchnight. ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (first live-action Discworld adaptation for Sky One) ⓘ |
| producer |
Ian Sharples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rod Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Sky One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mob Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Terry Pratchett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vadim Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
David Jason
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joss Ackland NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Dockery NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Planer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalRunningTime | approximately 185 minutes ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Ian Richardson as the voice of Death ⓘ |
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Subject: Hogfather (TV adaptation) Description of subject: Hogfather (TV adaptation) is a 2006 British television miniseries based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel, blending fantasy, dark humor, and holiday themes as it follows Death stepping in to replace the missing Hogfather.
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