Triple

T15507656

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Rodney Bewes	`E379123`	entity
Predicate	portrayed	`P1668`	FINISHED
Object	Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Bob Ferris is a cautious, aspirational working-class man whose attempts to better himself often clash comically with the laid-back attitudes of his best friend Terry in the British sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?.	`E1161032`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Statement: [Rodney Bewes, portrayed, Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Context triple: [Rodney Bewes, portrayed, Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]

A. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a 1970s British sitcom that follows the adult lives and changing friendship of two working-class Geordie men, serving as a sequel to the earlier series The Likely Lads.
B. The Likely Lads (film)
The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film adaptation of the popular television series "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", following the misadventures of two working-class friends in the North of England.
C. The Return of the Likely Lads
The Return of the Likely Lads is a 1970s British television sitcom that continues the story of two working-class friends from the original series The Likely Lads, exploring changing social attitudes and lifestyles in contemporary England.
D. The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads is a classic British television sitcom from the 1960s and 1970s that follows the humorous everyday lives and aspirations of two working-class friends in Newcastle upon Tyne.
E. "Bob" (British television sitcom)
"Bob" is a British television sitcom featuring Timothy Fall in a prominent role, known for its comedic portrayal of everyday life and relationships.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Triple: [Rodney Bewes, portrayed, Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]

Generated description

Bob Ferris is a cautious, aspirational working-class man whose attempts to better himself often clash comically with the laid-back attitudes of his best friend Terry in the British sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bob Ferris in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Target entity description: Bob Ferris is a cautious, aspirational working-class man whose attempts to better himself often clash comically with the laid-back attitudes of his best friend Terry in the British sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?.

A. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? is a 1970s British sitcom that follows the adult lives and changing friendship of two working-class Geordie men, serving as a sequel to the earlier series The Likely Lads.
B. The Likely Lads (film)
The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film adaptation of the popular television series "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", following the misadventures of two working-class friends in the North of England.
C. The Return of the Likely Lads
The Return of the Likely Lads is a 1970s British television sitcom that continues the story of two working-class friends from the original series The Likely Lads, exploring changing social attitudes and lifestyles in contemporary England.
D. The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads is a classic British television sitcom from the 1960s and 1970s that follows the humorous everyday lives and aspirations of two working-class friends in Newcastle upon Tyne.
E. "Bob" (British television sitcom)
"Bob" is a British television sitcom featuring Timothy Fall in a prominent role, known for its comedic portrayal of everyday life and relationships.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d85cd53a7c819080f5b9042c4c199e`	completed	April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e03fcea8888190a7b69aca360183c3`	completed	April 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff366e472c819093472da2a49593c6`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:28 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff38053b508190827b8dc967e8ab09`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff390304ac81909e82e908e5d3ea3c`	completed	May 9, 2026, 1:39 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:55 a.m.