Cold Lazarus
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Cold Lazarus is a British television drama serial created by Dennis Potter that explores memory, identity, and media manipulation in a dystopian future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cold Lazarus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13473815 — 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: Cold Lazarus Context triple: [Dennis Potter, notableWork, Cold Lazarus]
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A.
Lazarus Pit
The Lazarus Pit is a mystical pool in DC Comics known for its ability to resurrect or rejuvenate individuals, often at the cost of their sanity.
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B.
Mortus
Mortus is the main villain of the 1995 Sega Genesis beat ’em up game Comix Zone, a demonic comic-book creator who brings his own drawings to life to battle the hero.
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C.
The Lazarus Man
The Lazarus Man is a 1990s American Western mystery television series starring Robert Urich as an amnesiac Civil War survivor searching for his identity and the truth behind his attempted execution.
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D.
Devourer of the Dead
Devourer of the Dead is a fearsome ancient Egyptian underworld creature that consumed the hearts of the unworthy, annihilating their chance at an afterlife.
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E.
The Reaper
"The Reaper" is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers from their 2019 album *World War Joy*, featuring moody electronic production and introspective 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: Cold Lazarus Target entity description: Cold Lazarus is a British television drama serial created by Dennis Potter that explores memory, identity, and media manipulation in a dystopian future.
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A.
Lazarus Pit
The Lazarus Pit is a mystical pool in DC Comics known for its ability to resurrect or rejuvenate individuals, often at the cost of their sanity.
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B.
Mortus
Mortus is the main villain of the 1995 Sega Genesis beat ’em up game Comix Zone, a demonic comic-book creator who brings his own drawings to life to battle the hero.
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C.
The Lazarus Man
The Lazarus Man is a 1990s American Western mystery television series starring Robert Urich as an amnesiac Civil War survivor searching for his identity and the truth behind his attempted execution.
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D.
Devourer of the Dead
Devourer of the Dead is a fearsome ancient Egyptian underworld creature that consumed the hearts of the unworthy, annihilating their chance at an afterlife.
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E.
The Reaper
"The Reaper" is a song by American DJ duo The Chainsmokers from their 2019 album *World War Joy*, featuring moody electronic production and introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television drama serial
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science fiction television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | British television ⓘ |
| chronologyRelation | set after the events of Karaoke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Dennis Potter ⓘ |
| depicts |
exploitation of personal memories
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future authoritarian society ⓘ |
| director | Renny Rye ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
corporate power
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identity ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ memory ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Daniel Feeld’s preserved head ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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dystopian fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeLength | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| hasFormat | television serial ⓘ |
| hasSubject | posthumous use of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commodification of memory
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construction of reality by media ⓘ ethics of technology ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | reference to biblical figure Lazarus ⓘ |
| isFollowUpTo | Karaoke ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Daniel Feeld ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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Channel 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dennis Potter’s final television works ⓘ |
| producer | Kenith Trodd ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC
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Channel 4 ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Albert Finney ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Karaoke ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Dennis Potter ⓘ |
| settingTime | 24th century ⓘ |
| writer | Dennis Potter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cold Lazarus Description of subject: Cold Lazarus is a British television drama serial created by Dennis Potter that explores memory, identity, and media manipulation in a dystopian future.
Referenced by (4)
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