Steve Taylor in Coupling
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Steve Taylor in Coupling is the neurotic, commitment-phobic main male character in the British sitcom "Coupling," known for his awkward romantic entanglements and overthinking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steve Taylor in Coupling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6804597 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Taylor in Coupling Context triple: [Jack Davenport, playedCharacter, Steve Taylor in Coupling]
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A.
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor was an early 20th-century American baseball figure known for his role in the Negro leagues, including leadership and organizational contributions that helped establish prominent Black baseball teams.
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B.
Michael Parsons
Michael Parsons is an engineer and designer best known for his role in creating Istanbul’s iconic 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly the Bosphorus Bridge).
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C.
Allen Leech
Allen Leech is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson in the television series "Downton Abbey" and for appearing in several high-profile films.
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D.
Max Beesley
Max Beesley is an English actor and musician known for his roles in film and television dramas, as well as his work as a session keyboardist.
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E.
Jamie Peacock
Jamie Peacock is a former English rugby league forward widely regarded as one of the sport’s greats, known for his successful club career with teams including the Leeds Rhinos and his leadership for Great Britain and England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Taylor in Coupling Target entity description: Steve Taylor in Coupling is the neurotic, commitment-phobic main male character in the British sitcom "Coupling," known for his awkward romantic entanglements and overthinking.
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A.
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor was an early 20th-century American baseball figure known for his role in the Negro leagues, including leadership and organizational contributions that helped establish prominent Black baseball teams.
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B.
Michael Parsons
Michael Parsons is an engineer and designer best known for his role in creating Istanbul’s iconic 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly the Bosphorus Bridge).
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C.
Allen Leech
Allen Leech is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson in the television series "Downton Abbey" and for appearing in several high-profile films.
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D.
Max Beesley
Max Beesley is an English actor and musician known for his roles in film and television dramas, as well as his work as a session keyboardist.
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E.
Jamie Peacock
Jamie Peacock is a former English rugby league forward widely regarded as one of the sport’s greats, known for his successful club career with teams including the Leeds Rhinos and his leadership for Great Britain and England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Coupling ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
commitment-phobic
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neurotic ⓘ overthinking ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Moffat ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Coupling, series 1 episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Coupling
|
| fullName | Steve Taylor ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Jane Christie
ⓘ
Jeff Murdock ⓘ Patrick Maitland ⓘ Sally Harper ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Susan Walker ⓘ |
| knownFor | awkward romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | BBC Two ⓘ |
| notableSceneType | long monologues about relationships ⓘ |
| occupation | television producer ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastEndYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastStartYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| partOf | Coupling main cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Davenport ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Hartswood Films ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | boyfriend of Susan Walker ⓘ |
| setting |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| showrunnerOfWork | Steven Moffat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Taylor in Coupling Description of subject: Steve Taylor in Coupling is the neurotic, commitment-phobic main male character in the British sitcom "Coupling," known for his awkward romantic entanglements and overthinking.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.