The Chief: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Chief (1990): Drama, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Chief is a British television crime drama series that aired on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995, starring Michael Cochrane, Tim Pigott-Smith and Martin Shaw. It was made by Anglia Television.
The series was set in East Anglia, with "the Chief" in command of the fictitious Eastland Constabulary, a large police force covering all of it. The first Chief was John Stafford (Tim Pigott-Smith), who was replaced in episode 3 of series 3 by Alan Cade (Martin Shaw). Both were dynamic men who talked frankly. There is a lot of political content, in particular battles with the Home Office and local politicians.
The show ran for five years, five series and a total of 35 episodes.
Series details
- Title: The Chief
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Premiere date: 1990-04-20
- Final broadcast date listed: 1995-06-16
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 9569
- IMDb ID: tt0101061
- TVDB ID: 72567
Cast and credited roles
- Martin Shaw — Alan Cade
- Karen Archer — DCC Anne Stewart
- Frederick Jaeger — Major Selwyn Davis
- Judy Loe — Dr. Elizabeth Stafford
- Ross Kemp — PC Scovell
- Tim Pigott-Smith — Chief Constable John Stafford
- Tony Caunter — DCC Arthur Quine
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1990-04-20; final listed air date 1990-05-25; episode order: 6.
- Season 2: premiered 1991-04-05; final listed air date 1991-05-10; episode order: 6.
- Season 3: premiered 1993-04-16; final listed air date 1993-05-21; episode order: 6.
- Season 4: premiered 1994-01-07; final listed air date 1994-03-11; episode order: 10.
- Season 5: premiered 1995-05-05; final listed air date 1995-06-16; episode order: 7.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Chief on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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