The Vice
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The Vice is a British television crime drama series that follows a specialized Metropolitan Police unit tackling vice-related offenses in London.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8336474 — 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)
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Target entity: The Vice Context triple: [Justin Chadwick, directed, The Vice]
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Vice
Vice is a 2018 biographical dark comedy film written and directed by Adam McKay that chronicles the rise and influence of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
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The Chief
The Chief is the brilliant but morally ambiguous leader of DC Comics' Doom Patrol, often portrayed as a wheelchair-using scientist whose secretive decisions put his superpowered team at risk.
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C.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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D.
The Chief
The Chief is the gruff, long-suffering head of CONTROL and Maxwell Smart’s exasperated boss in the classic spy-comedy TV series "Get Smart."
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E.
Day of the Fico
Day of the Fico is a historic 1822 political event in Brazil when Prince Regent Dom Pedro I refused to return to Portugal, a key step toward Brazilian independence.
- 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: The Vice Target entity description: The Vice is a British television crime drama series that follows a specialized Metropolitan Police unit tackling vice-related offenses in London.
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A.
Vice
Vice is a 2018 biographical dark comedy film written and directed by Adam McKay that chronicles the rise and influence of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
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B.
The Chief
The Chief is the brilliant but morally ambiguous leader of DC Comics' Doom Patrol, often portrayed as a wheelchair-using scientist whose secretive decisions put his superpowered team at risk.
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C.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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D.
The Chief
The Chief is the gruff, long-suffering head of CONTROL and Maxwell Smart’s exasperated boss in the classic spy-comedy TV series "Get Smart."
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E.
Day of the Fico
Day of the Fico is a historic 1822 political event in Brazil when Prince Regent Dom Pedro I refused to return to Portugal, a key step toward Brazilian independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ITV1
ⓘ
linked to:
ITV
|
| character |
Clare
ⓘ
Dougie ⓘ J.J. Johnson ⓘ Kate Ashurst ⓘ Pat Chappel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
human trafficking
ⓘ
pornography ⓘ prostitution ⓘ vice-related crime ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| firstAired | 1999 ⓘ |
| follows | Metropolitan Police vice unit ⓘ |
| format | serial drama ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
J.J. Johnson
ⓘ
Kate Ashurst ⓘ Pat Chappel ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2003 ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 28 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Carlton Television ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| stars |
Caroline Catz
ⓘ
David Harewood ⓘ Ken Stott ⓘ Marc Warren ⓘ Rosie Rowell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Vice Description of subject: The Vice is a British television crime drama series that follows a specialized Metropolitan Police unit tackling vice-related offenses in London.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Vice