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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
Season 1
7.0/107 votesCall Sign Bravo
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/1990
Stafford creates fruther controversy when he intercepts Special Branch papers en route to MI5. Anne, meanwhile, is determined to clear her husband's name following their son's drug bust.
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
6.8/106 votesThe Great Escape
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/11/1990
Stafford must find a solution to the vigilante groups that are emerging in response to a new social menace – crack cocaine.
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
6.8/106 votesRing O' Ring O' Roses
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/1990
A drugs raid goes wrong, and militant university students challenge Stafford's authority.
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: James Fielding
6.4/108 votesDaydreamer
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/1990
As the new Chief Constable, Stafford faces opposition from all sides, and numerous challenges to his authority. The accusation of being soft over the weeding of Special Branch files presents just one...
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: Jeffrey Caine
5.9/109 votesCrash Course
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/1990
Newly appointed Eastland Police Chief Constable John Stafford is asked to provide police support to a prison where warders have gone on strike in protest at staff shortages.
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: Gerard Macdonald
N/A/100 votesFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/1990
Stafford's conflict with the Home Office reaches crisis point – and threatens to end his career.
Director: Brian Farnham
Writer: James Fielding