Cal McCaffrey
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Cal McCaffrey is a fictional investigative journalist and central character in the British political thriller series "State of Play."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cal McAffrey | 3 |
| Cal McCaffrey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3115559 — 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: Cal McCaffrey Context triple: [John Simm, playedCharacter, Cal McCaffrey]
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A.
Mo McRae
Mo McRae is an American actor and producer known for his work in film and television, often appearing in crime dramas and action thrillers.
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B.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
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C.
Day O’Connor
Day O’Connor is the family name of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
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D.
Glen Graham
Glen Graham is an American rock drummer best known as the percussionist for the alternative rock band Blind Melon.
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E.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
- 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: Cal McCaffrey Target entity description: Cal McCaffrey is a fictional investigative journalist and central character in the British political thriller series "State of Play."
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A.
Mo McRae
Mo McRae is an American actor and producer known for his work in film and television, often appearing in crime dramas and action thrillers.
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B.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
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C.
Day O’Connor
Day O’Connor is the family name of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
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D.
Glen Graham
Glen Graham is an American rock drummer best known as the percussionist for the alternative rock band Blind Melon.
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E.
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan was an American screenwriter known for his work on early Western films, including projects with prominent cowboy stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cameron Foster
ⓘ
Della Smith ⓘ Stephen Collins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Paul Abbott ⓘ |
| employerInFiction | The Herald ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| firstAppearance |
State of Play (2003 TV series)
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linked to:
State of Play (2003 TV serial)
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| genreOfWorkFeaturedIn | political thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkFeaturedIn | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkFeaturedIn | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcastOfWork | BBC One ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
close connections to political figures
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dogged investigative skills ⓘ strong sense of journalistic ethics ⓘ |
| occupation |
investigative journalist
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newspaper reporter ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Simm ⓘ |
| positionInWork | central character ⓘ |
| themeInStoryline |
government conspiracy
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media ethics ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| workFeaturedIn | State of Play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cal McCaffrey Description of subject: Cal McCaffrey is a fictional investigative journalist and central character in the British political thriller series "State of Play."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
State of Play
linked to: Cal McCaffrey
linked to: Cal McCaffrey
linked to: Cal McCaffrey