Derren Brown: The Heist
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Derren Brown: The Heist is a British television special in which psychological illusionist Derren Brown uses suggestion and social compliance techniques to influence ordinary people into attempting a simulated armed robbery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery | 1 |
| Derren Brown: The Heist canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030620 — 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: Derren Brown: The Heist Context triple: [Derren Brown, notableWork, Derren Brown: The Heist]
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A.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
The Hoax
The Hoax is a book by Clifford Irving recounting his infamous, fabricated autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and the scandal that followed.
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C.
The Hatton Garden Job
The Hatton Garden Job is a British crime film dramatizing the infamous 2015 Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary carried out by a group of aging career criminals.
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D.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a 2012 British-American documentary film that explores the true story of a French con artist who impersonated a missing Texas teenager, blending thriller-style storytelling with interviews and archival footage.
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E.
The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters is a 1925 novel by French author André Gide that is celebrated for its innovative metafictional structure and exploration of moral ambiguity and authenticity.
- 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: Derren Brown: The Heist Target entity description: Derren Brown: The Heist is a British television special in which psychological illusionist Derren Brown uses suggestion and social compliance techniques to influence ordinary people into attempting a simulated armed robbery.
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A.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
The Hoax
The Hoax is a book by Clifford Irving recounting his infamous, fabricated autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and the scandal that followed.
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C.
The Hatton Garden Job
The Hatton Garden Job is a British crime film dramatizing the infamous 2015 Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary carried out by a group of aging career criminals.
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D.
The Imposter
The Imposter is a 2012 British-American documentary film that explores the true story of a French con artist who impersonated a missing Texas teenager, blending thriller-style storytelling with interviews and archival footage.
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E.
The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters is a 1925 novel by French author André Gide that is celebrated for its innovative metafictional structure and exploration of moral ambiguity and authenticity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television programme
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psychological illusion show ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| aim | to demonstrate the power of suggestion and social pressure ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Simon Dinsell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Derren Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | simulated armed robbery ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
conformity
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moral responsibility ⓘ susceptibility to influence ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOnChannel | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | television special ⓘ |
| genre |
magic
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psychological illusion ⓘ reality television ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conditioning of participants
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selection of participants ⓘ staged robbery scenario ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial use of psychological techniques on unwitting participants
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exploration of obedience and authority ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | one-off special ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | members of the public ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Derren Brown television specials ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Derren Brown attempts to influence ordinary people to carry out a simulated armed robbery using psychological techniques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Derren Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Anthony Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Objective Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Derren Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ethical issues in persuasion
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psychological manipulation ⓘ social influence ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
anchoring
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framing ⓘ priming ⓘ social compliance ⓘ suggestion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derren Brown: The Heist Description of subject: Derren Brown: The Heist is a British television special in which psychological illusionist Derren Brown uses suggestion and social compliance techniques to influence ordinary people into attempting a simulated armed robbery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery