Triple
T20592748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Simpson |
E505970
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Steptoe and Son |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Steptoe and Son | Statement: [Alan Simpson, notableWork, Steptoe and Son]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steptoe and Son Context triple: [Alan Simpson, notableWork, Steptoe and Son]
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A.
Steptoe and Son
chosen
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
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B.
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine is a long-running British television sitcom set in rural Yorkshire, following the humorous misadventures of a group of elderly friends.
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C.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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D.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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E.
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum is a British television sitcom set in a Royal Artillery concert party in India and Burma during the final months of World War II, known for its ensemble cast and military-themed comedy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4ba6ae88190af871e1f9522c704 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6a97d63cc8190853e052d5930470d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:40 a.m.