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The Chief

  • 1990 – 1995
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~50m / ep
  • 5 seasons
  • 7.0/10

The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.

Latest: Season 5 · 1995

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  1. E1. Gunfire

    May 5, 1995 · 50m

    Cade's attitude on firearms is challenged after an armed robbery on a countryside mansion.

  2. E2. Public Outcry

    May 12, 1995 · 50m

    Cade faces a dilemma after a child is killed by joyriders on a local estate.

  3. E3. Written in History

    May 19, 1995 · 50m

    Two deadly incidents of racial hatred, more than twenty years apart, cause problems for Cade.

  4. E4. Nuclear

    May 26, 1995 · 50m

    A large demonstration takes place at a nuclear plant while Cade's away investigating a member of the force.

  5. E5. Running Out of Friends

    Jun 2, 1995 · 50m

    Cade leans on an old friend when he suspects the others are conspiring against him.

  6. E6. Internal Affairs

    Jun 9, 1995 · 50m

    Emotions run high when charges of harassment are brought within – and against – the Eastland force.

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