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.
The Chief (Season 2)
A Sudden Cause for Demonstration (Episode 1)
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
Air date: 1991-04-05
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Stafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.
Walk Home (Episode 2)
Writer: Peter Jukes
Air date: 1991-04-12
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.
Jack and Jill (Episode 3)
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
Air date: 1991-04-19
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Stafford continues to deal with the siege at the hospital. A female officer resigns from the force, citing sexual harassment. Stewart's husband, Martin, walks out on her.
Take Care (Episode 4)
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
Air date: 1991-04-26
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Stafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.
Deep Breath (Episode 5)
Writer: Peter Pallister
Air date: 1991-05-03
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Two youths throw bricks from a walkway bridge and hit a police car, killing an officer. Stafford deals with the subsequent unrest on a housing estate.
The Thunder and the Lightning (Episode 6)
Writer: Peter Pallister
Air date: 1991-05-10
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A child playing on a beach is poisoned by spillage from an oil tanker. Stafford is ordered to evict a group of environmental protesters from a ship carrying toxic waste.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
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Episodes 10
Episodes 7