Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield
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Johnny Worricker in *Salting the Battlefield* is a seasoned, world-weary British intelligence officer navigating political intrigue and personal betrayal in the concluding chapter of David Hare’s Worricker trilogy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8239694 — 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: Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield Context triple: [William Francis Nighy, portrayed, Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield]
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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D.
Joseph Milligan
Joseph Milligan is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American alternative rock band Anberlin.
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Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
- 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: Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield Target entity description: Johnny Worricker in *Salting the Battlefield* is a seasoned, world-weary British intelligence officer navigating political intrigue and personal betrayal in the concluding chapter of David Hare’s Worricker trilogy.
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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D.
Joseph Milligan
Joseph Milligan is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American alternative rock band Anberlin.
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E.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character portrayal
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Salting the Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Johnny Worricker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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morally conflicted ⓘ seasoned ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British political establishment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | MI5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Johnny Worricker in Page Eight
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Johnny Worricker in Turks & Caicos ⓘ |
| genreContext | spy drama ⓘ |
| involvedIn | exile and return storyline ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | concludes character arc ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
personal betrayal
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political intrigue ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| network | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Worricker trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bill Nighy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | no further Worricker films in trilogy ⓘ |
| screenWriter | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | British intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Worricker in Salting the Battlefield Description of subject: Johnny Worricker in *Salting the Battlefield* is a seasoned, world-weary British intelligence officer navigating political intrigue and personal betrayal in the concluding chapter of David Hare’s Worricker trilogy.
Referenced by (1)
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