Jack Halford
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Jack Halford is a retired detective and one of the central members of the cold case-solving team in the British television series "New Tricks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Halford canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317771 — 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: Jack Halford Context triple: [New Tricks, mainCharacter, Jack Halford]
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A.
Philip Pugh
Philip Pugh is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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B.
Ralph Macfadyen
Ralph Macfadyen is a child of British actor Matthew Macfadyen and his wife, actress Keeley Hawes.
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C.
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is a British actor and comedian best known for his outrageous TV persona Dennis Pennis and roles in series such as Game of Thrones and After Life.
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D.
Ken Darby
Ken Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions to cinema music.
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E.
Paul Everingham
Paul Everingham is an Australian politician best known for serving as the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory following the granting of self-government.
- 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: Jack Halford Target entity description: Jack Halford is a retired detective and one of the central members of the cold case-solving team in the British television series "New Tricks."
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A.
Philip Pugh
Philip Pugh is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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B.
Ralph Macfadyen
Ralph Macfadyen is a child of British actor Matthew Macfadyen and his wife, actress Keeley Hawes.
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C.
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is a British actor and comedian best known for his outrageous TV persona Dennis Pennis and roles in series such as Game of Thrones and After Life.
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D.
Ken Darby
Ken Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions to cinema music.
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E.
Paul Everingham
Paul Everingham is an Australian politician best known for serving as the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory following the granting of self-government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Tricks ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom (work of fiction)
|
| creator |
Nigel McCrery
ⓘ
Roy Mitchell ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | New Tricks, Series 1 Episode 1 ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | Detective Chief Superintendent ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leavesWork | eventually retires from UCOS in the series ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad ⓘ |
| narrativeMotivation | seeks justice for his wife Mary’s death ⓘ |
| nationality | English (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | detective ⓘ |
| partOf | New Tricks main cast (early series) ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
methodical
ⓘ
principled ⓘ reserved ⓘ |
| plotElement |
frequently visits his late wife’s grave
ⓘ
haunted by past cases ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Bolam ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| significantEvent | death of his wife Mary in a hit-and-run ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Halford ⓘ |
| teamRole |
mentor to other squad members
ⓘ
moral centre of the team ⓘ |
| worksFor |
Metropolitan Police (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Police District
|
| worksWith |
Brian Lane
ⓘ
Gerry Standing ⓘ Sandra Pullman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Halford Description of subject: Jack Halford is a retired detective and one of the central members of the cold case-solving team in the British television series "New Tricks."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.