Triple

T21008494
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Bolam E517479 entity
Predicate portrayed P1668 FINISHED
Object Terry Collier in The Likely Lads
Terry Collier in *The Likely Lads* is a working-class, cheeky and often cynical young man from Newcastle whose misadventures and friendship with Bob Ferris form the heart of the British sitcom.
E1461534 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Terry Collier in The Likely Lads | Statement: [James Bolam, portrayed, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Collier in The Likely Lads
Context triple: [James Bolam, portrayed, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads]
  • A. Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads
    Bob Ferris in *The Likely Lads* is a cautious, working-class Tyneside man whose aspirations for a more respectable, middle-class life often clash comically with his best friend Terry Collier’s carefree attitude.
  • B. The Likely Lads (film)
    The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film adaptation of the popular television series "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", following the misadventures of two working-class friends in the North of England.
  • C. Alf Garnett
    Alf Garnett is a fictional, outspokenly bigoted working-class Londoner from the British sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part," known for his reactionary views and satirical portrayal of social and political attitudes in mid-20th-century Britain.
  • D. Robin Stubbs
    Robin Stubbs is a former English professional footballer best known as a prolific goal-scoring forward for Torquay United in the 1960s.
  • E. Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby was a British character actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, often portraying tough or authoritative figures.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Terry Collier in The Likely Lads
Triple: [James Bolam, portrayed, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads]
Generated description
Terry Collier in *The Likely Lads* is a working-class, cheeky and often cynical young man from Newcastle whose misadventures and friendship with Bob Ferris form the heart of the British sitcom.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry Collier in The Likely Lads
Target entity description: Terry Collier in *The Likely Lads* is a working-class, cheeky and often cynical young man from Newcastle whose misadventures and friendship with Bob Ferris form the heart of the British sitcom.
  • A. Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads
    Bob Ferris in *The Likely Lads* is a cautious, working-class Tyneside man whose aspirations for a more respectable, middle-class life often clash comically with his best friend Terry Collier’s carefree attitude.
  • B. The Likely Lads (film)
    The Likely Lads is a 1976 British comedy film adaptation of the popular television series "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?", following the misadventures of two working-class friends in the North of England.
  • C. Alf Garnett
    Alf Garnett is a fictional, outspokenly bigoted working-class Londoner from the British sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part," known for his reactionary views and satirical portrayal of social and political attitudes in mid-20th-century Britain.
  • D. Robin Stubbs
    Robin Stubbs is a former English professional footballer best known as a prolific goal-scoring forward for Torquay United in the 1960s.
  • E. Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby was a British character actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, often portraying tough or authoritative figures.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0b50192308190a284fcc89dd23a49 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6fc3dcb5081909b06d6db10fefba6 completed April 21, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a093b5e76508190bec3a12c06c18d39 completed May 17, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a093cefdbec81909905a866b99e6c5b completed May 17, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a093d595f44819096effb5bead8713e completed May 17, 2026, 4 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:53 p.m.