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 3)
The Time for Change (Episode 1)
Writer: Peter Jukes
Air date: 1993-04-16
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Stafford becomes Head of Europol, but the position gives him plenty of free time, so the Home Office asks him to tackle corruption within the Metropolitan Police as Alan Cade arrives. Anne has a promotion board for DCC, while also dealing with a major firearms incident in Norfolk.
Songbird (Episode 2)
Writer: Peter Jukes
Air date: 1993-04-23
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Stafford's corruption inquiry reaches a successful conclusion, and the officer who assisted him with the case is appointed as Eastland's new chief constable.
A Long Cold Lonely Winter (Episode 3)
Writer: Ray Jenkins
Air date: 1993-04-30
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: An American gas rig is hijacked on Alan Cade's first day, but will his choice of negotiator pay off?
Seeing Red (Episode 4)
Writer: Ray Jenkins
Air date: 1993-05-07
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: A hospital lab tech implicates a local councillor in illegal practices. When he believes his accusations are being ignored, he dramatically breaks through the cordons during a royal visit to a school concert.
The Trust of Justice (Episode 5)
Writer: Peter Jukes
Air date: 1993-05-14
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Cade allows an informant to orchestrate a drug deal while investigating a smuggling ring, only to find it led to his death.
Dealbreaker (Episode 6)
Writer: Ray Jenkins
Air date: 1993-05-21
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: When Cade is threatened with an investigation over the death of the informer, his team closes ranks. The Home Office, preferring to have a hold on its maverick chief constable, decides not to act.
Seasons
Episodes 6
Episodes 6
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Episodes 10
Episodes 7