Mary Halford
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Mary Halford is a fictional character in the British TV series "New Tricks," known primarily as the late wife of Detective Superintendent Jack Halford, whose death deeply influences his storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Halford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20793669 — 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: Mary Halford Context triple: [Jack Halford, spouse, Mary Halford]
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A.
Sally Halford
Sally Halford is the first wife of the late Canadian politician and former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton.
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B.
Mary Langford
Mary Langford was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, a prominent statesman and historian under King Charles II.
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C.
Helena Shipman
Helena Shipman was an American actress best known as the mother of actor Brian Keith and for her work in early 20th-century stage and screen productions.
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D.
Mary Appleby
Mary Appleby is known as the spouse of Richard Butler.
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E.
Dorothea McCloy
Dorothea McCloy was the wife of American politician and Maine governor U.S. Senator Owen Brewster.
- 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: Mary Halford Target entity description: Mary Halford is a fictional character in the British TV series "New Tricks," known primarily as the late wife of Detective Superintendent Jack Halford, whose death deeply influences his storyline.
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A.
Sally Halford
Sally Halford is the first wife of the late Canadian politician and former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton.
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B.
Mary Langford
Mary Langford was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, a prominent statesman and historian under King Charles II.
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C.
Helena Shipman
Helena Shipman was an American actress best known as the mother of actor Brian Keith and for her work in early 20th-century stage and screen productions.
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D.
Mary Appleby
Mary Appleby is known as the spouse of Richard Butler.
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E.
Dorothea McCloy
Dorothea McCloy was the wife of American politician and Maine governor U.S. Senator Owen Brewster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.