The Chief
Series199050 min5 seasons
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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.
Created by: Jeffrey CaineDrama
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Overview
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.
Cast
Gillian Martell
Diane Lewis
Martin Shaw
Chief Constable Alan Cade
Karen Archer
Asst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart
Dean Lepley
PC Jack Sayers
Michael Cochrane
Nigel Crimmond
Tim Pigott-Smith
Chief Constable John Stafford
Judy Loe
Dr. Elizabeth Stafford
Stuart McGugan
Det. Supt. Sean McCloud
Tony Caunter
Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine
Eamon Boland
Det. Chief Supt. Jim Gray
T. P. McKenna
Colin Fowler
Ross Livingstone
Tim Stafford
Julian Glover
Andrew Blake
Brian Bovell
PC Charlie Webb
Gillian Bevan
Det. Supt. Rose Penfold
Bosco Hogan
Dep. Chief Constable Wes Morton
Erin Geraghty
Fiona
Frederick Jaeger
Major Selwyn Davis
Jeremy Clyde
Sir Anthony Maylor
Kate Binchy
Cllr. Rosalind Maxwell
Davyd Harries
Sam Lester
David Cardy
Martin Stewart
John Cater
Cllr. Samuel Winstanley
Ayub Khan-Din
Cllr. Mani Shankar