The Chief
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 Caine
Cast
Gillian Martell
Diane Lewis
27 episodes
Martin Shaw
Chief Constable Alan Cade
23 episodes
Karen Archer
Asst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart
23 episodes
Dean Lepley
PC Jack Sayers
20 episodes
Michael Cochrane
Nigel Crimmond
17 episodes
Tim Pigott-Smith
Chief Constable John Stafford
14 episodes
Judy Loe
Dr. Elizabeth Stafford
13 episodes
Stuart McGugan
Det. Supt. Sean McCloud
13 episodes
Tony Caunter
Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine
11 episodes
Eamon Boland
Det. Chief Supt. Jim Gray
11 episodes
T. P. McKenna
Colin Fowler
10 episodes
Ross Livingstone
Tim Stafford
9 episodes
Julian Glover
Andrew Blake
7 episodes
Brian Bovell
PC Charlie Webb
7 episodes
Gillian Bevan
Det. Supt. Rose Penfold
7 episodes
Bosco Hogan
Dep. Chief Constable Wes Morton
7 episodes
Erin Geraghty
Fiona
6 episodes
Frederick Jaeger
Major Selwyn Davis
6 episodes
Jeremy Clyde
Sir Anthony Maylor
6 episodes
Kate Binchy
Cllr. Rosalind Maxwell
6 episodes
Davyd Harries
Sam Lester
6 episodes
David Cardy
Martin Stewart
5 episodes
John Cater
Cllr. Samuel Winstanley
5 episodes
Ayub Khan-Din
Cllr. Mani Shankar
5 episodes
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Brenda Reid
Seasons
Season 1
1990 · 6 eps
Season 2
1991 · 6 eps
Season 3
1993 · 6 eps
Season 4
1994 · 10 eps
Season 5
1995 · 7 eps
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