Harry Grout in Porridge
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Harry Grout in *Porridge* is a feared and influential prison fixer who unofficially runs much of Slade Prison through intimidation and underhand deals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Grout in Porridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7806741 — 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: Harry Grout in Porridge Context triple: [Peter Vaughan, role, Harry Grout in Porridge]
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A.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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B.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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C.
Charlie the cook
Charlie the cook is a supporting character in the 1933 adventure film "Son of Kong," serving as the ship’s cook and providing comic relief during the expedition.
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D.
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley is a British satirical television series created by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris that lampoons early-2000s hipster and media culture through its eponymous, self-obsessed antihero.
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E.
Peter Perfect
Peter Perfect is the nickname of Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock, renowned for his dominance at the Bathurst 1000 and status as an icon of touring car racing.
- 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: Harry Grout in Porridge Target entity description: Harry Grout in *Porridge* is a feared and influential prison fixer who unofficially runs much of Slade Prison through intimidation and underhand deals.
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A.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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B.
Mr. Plod
Mr. Plod is the bumbling village policeman character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for trying to keep order in Toyland.
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C.
Charlie the cook
Charlie the cook is a supporting character in the 1933 adventure film "Son of Kong," serving as the ship’s cook and providing comic relief during the expedition.
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D.
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley is a British satirical television series created by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris that lampoons early-2000s hipster and media culture through its eponymous, self-obsessed antihero.
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E.
Peter Perfect
Peter Perfect is the nickname of Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock, renowned for his dominance at the Bathurst 1000 and status as an icon of touring car racing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grouty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Lennie Godber
NERFINISHED
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Mr Barrowclough NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Stanley Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Going Straight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Porridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | villain ⓘ |
| controls | Slade Prison black market ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Dick Clement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian La Frenais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Porridge universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Porridge (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Bartholomew Grout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
feared by inmates
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unofficially runs parts of Slade Prison ⓘ |
| influences |
other inmates
ⓘ
some prison officers ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | prisoner at Slade Prison ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence over prison staff
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intimidation ⓘ ruthless reputation ⓘ underhand deals ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | prison fixer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritative
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | network of favours and threats ⓘ |
| role | antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Slade Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Grout in Porridge Description of subject: Harry Grout in *Porridge* is a feared and influential prison fixer who unofficially runs much of Slade Prison through intimidation and underhand deals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.