Gerry Standing
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Gerry Standing is a charismatic, old-school detective and one of the central retired police officers solving cold cases in the British television series "New Tricks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerry Standing canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317773 — 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: Gerry Standing Context triple: [New Tricks, mainCharacter, Gerry Standing]
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A.
Terry Tumey
Terry Tumey is an American college athletics administrator and former UCLA football player and NFL defensive lineman who serves as the athletic director at Fresno State.
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B.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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C.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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D.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
- 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: Gerry Standing Target entity description: Gerry Standing is a charismatic, old-school detective and one of the central retired police officers solving cold cases in the British television series "New Tricks."
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A.
Terry Tumey
Terry Tumey is an American college athletics administrator and former UCLA football player and NFL defensive lineman who serves as the athletic director at Fresno State.
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B.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
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C.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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D.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Tricks ⓘ |
| characteristic |
charismatic
ⓘ
old-school ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
Metropolitan Police
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Police Service
|
| firstAppearanceIn |
New Tricks series 1
ⓘ
linked to:
New Tricks
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryElement |
career in Metropolitan Police Flying Squad
ⓘ
former Detective Sergeant ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole |
father
ⓘ
grandfather ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
loyal
ⓘ
streetwise ⓘ womaniser ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | BBC One ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dennis Waterman ⓘ |
| position | retired detective ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| worksWith |
Brian Lane
ⓘ
Jack Halford ⓘ Sandra Pullman ⓘ Steve McAndrew ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerry Standing Description of subject: Gerry Standing is a charismatic, old-school detective and one of the central retired police officers solving cold cases in the British television series "New Tricks."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.