Truly of the Yard
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Truly of the Yard is a character from the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," known for replacing Foggy Dewhurst as one of the trio of elderly adventurers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Truly of the Yard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8546434 — 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)
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Target entity: Truly of the Yard Context triple: [Foggy Dewhurst, isReplacedBy, Truly of the Yard]
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A.
The Yard
The Yard is a popular nickname for Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the retro-style home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
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B.
The Yard
The Yard is the central campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, encompassing its main academic, residential, and ceremonial facilities.
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C.
The Yards
The Yards is a 2000 crime drama film directed by James Gray that explores corruption and moral conflict within New York City's rail yards and political machinery.
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D.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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E.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
- 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: Truly of the Yard Target entity description: Truly of the Yard is a character from the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," known for replacing Foggy Dewhurst as one of the trio of elderly adventurers.
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A.
The Yard
The Yard is a popular nickname for Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the retro-style home ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
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B.
The Yard
The Yard is the central campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, encompassing its main academic, residential, and ceremonial facilities.
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C.
The Yards
The Yards is a 2000 crime drama film directed by James Gray that explores corruption and moral conflict within New York City's rail yards and political machinery.
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D.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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E.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Last of the Summer Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | archetype of the retired detective ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalRank | Detective Inspector ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Last of the Summer Wine universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerEmployer | Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Walter C. "Truly" Truelove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
authoritative
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eccentric ⓘ elderly ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Alvin Smedley
NERFINISHED
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Billy Hardcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ Clegg NERFINISHED ⓘ Compo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Last of the Summer Wine (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Last of the Summer Wine trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Truly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
joining the main trio after Foggy Dewhurst's departure
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telling stories about his police career ⓘ |
| occupation | retired police officer ⓘ |
| partOf | British television comedy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Frank Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacesCharacter | Foggy Dewhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Truly of the Yard Description of subject: Truly of the Yard is a character from the long-running British sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine," known for replacing Foggy Dewhurst as one of the trio of elderly adventurers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.