Triple
T21008498
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Bolam |
E517479
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayed |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh
Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh is a central character in the British hospital sitcom, known as one of the long-term patients whose humorous interactions with fellow patients and staff drive much of the show's comedy.
|
E1461538
|
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: Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh | Statement: [James Bolam, portrayed, Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh Context triple: [James Bolam, portrayed, Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh]
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A.
Sir Geoffrey Loftus in Doctor in the House
Sir Geoffrey Loftus is a strict, authoritative senior surgeon and hospital administrator who serves as a key comedic foil to the medical students in the British "Doctor in the House" series.
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B.
Dr. Fink
Dr. Fink is an American keyboardist best known for his flamboyant stage persona and long-time collaboration with Prince as a core member of his backing band, The Revolution.
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C.
Dr. Patrick McNaughton in Love Child
Dr. Patrick McNaughton in *Love Child* is a central character portrayed by Jonathan LaPaglia in the Australian period drama series set around a 1960s maternity hospital.
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D.
Dr. Happiness
Dr. Happiness is the nickname of Ed Diener, a pioneering psychologist renowned for his research on subjective well-being and happiness.
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E.
Professor Irwin Corey
Professor Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comedian and actor famed for his improvisational, pseudo-intellectual "World's Foremost Authority" persona and surreal, politically tinged humor.
- 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: Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh Triple: [James Bolam, portrayed, Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh]
Generated description
Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh is a central character in the British hospital sitcom, known as one of the long-term patients whose humorous interactions with fellow patients and staff drive much of the show's comedy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh Target entity description: Dr. Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh is a central character in the British hospital sitcom, known as one of the long-term patients whose humorous interactions with fellow patients and staff drive much of the show's comedy.
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A.
Sir Geoffrey Loftus in Doctor in the House
Sir Geoffrey Loftus is a strict, authoritative senior surgeon and hospital administrator who serves as a key comedic foil to the medical students in the British "Doctor in the House" series.
-
B.
Dr. Fink
Dr. Fink is an American keyboardist best known for his flamboyant stage persona and long-time collaboration with Prince as a core member of his backing band, The Revolution.
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C.
Dr. Patrick McNaughton in Love Child
Dr. Patrick McNaughton in *Love Child* is a central character portrayed by Jonathan LaPaglia in the Australian period drama series set around a 1960s maternity hospital.
-
D.
Dr. Happiness
Dr. Happiness is the nickname of Ed Diener, a pioneering psychologist renowned for his research on subjective well-being and happiness.
-
E.
Professor Irwin Corey
Professor Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comedian and actor famed for his improvisational, pseudo-intellectual "World's Foremost Authority" persona and surreal, politically tinged humor.
- 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.