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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Chief Season 1 Episode 6 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
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    #1 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

    S1:E6

    Stafford's conflict with the Home Office reaches crisis point – and threatens to end his career.

    Director:Brian Farnham
    Writer:James Fielding

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  2. The Chief Season 2 Episode 1 - A Sudden Cause for Demonstration
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    #2 - A Sudden Cause for Demonstration

    S2:E1

    Stafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writer:Jeffrey Caine

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  3. The Chief Season 2 Episode 2 - Walk Home
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    #3 - Walk Home

    S2:E2

    A hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writers:Peter Jukes, Jeffrey Caine

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  4. The Chief Season 2 Episode 3 - Jack and Jill
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    #4 - Jack and Jill

    S2:E3

    Stafford continues to deal with the siege at the hospital. A female officer resigns from the force, citing sexual harassment. Stewart's husband, Martin, walks out on her.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writers:Jeffrey Caine, Brian Clark

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  5. The Chief Season 2 Episode 4 - Take Care
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    #5 - Take Care

    S2:E4

    Stafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writer:Jeffrey Caine

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  6. The Chief Season 2 Episode 5 - Deep Breath
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    #6 - Deep Breath

    S2:E5

    Two youths throw bricks from a walkway bridge and hit a police car, killing an officer. Stafford deals with the subsequent unrest on a housing estate.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writer:Peter Pallister

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  7. The Chief Season 2 Episode 6 - The Thunder and the Lightning
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    #7 - The Thunder and the Lightning

    S2:E6

    A child playing on a beach is poisoned by spillage from an oil tanker. Stafford is ordered to evict a group of environmental protesters from a ship carrying toxic waste.

    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writer:Peter Pallister

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  8. The Chief Season 3 Episode 1 - The Time for Change
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    #8 - The Time for Change

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  9. The Chief Season 3 Episode 2 - Songbird
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    #9 - Songbird

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  10. The Chief Season 3 Episode 3 - A Long Cold Lonely Winter
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    #10 - A Long Cold Lonely Winter

    S3:E3

    An American gas rig is hijacked on Alan Cade's first day, but will his choice of negotiator pay off?

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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  11. The Chief Season 3 Episode 4 - Seeing Red
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    #11 - Seeing Red

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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  12. The Chief Season 3 Episode 5 - The Trust of Justice
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    #12 - The Trust of Justice

    S3:E5

    Cade allows an informant to orchestrate a drug deal while investigating a smuggling ring, only to find it led to his death.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writers:Peter Jukes, Ray Jenkins

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  13. The Chief Season 3 Episode 6 - Dealbreaker
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    #13 - Dealbreaker

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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  14. The Chief Season 4 Episode 2 - The Magician's Key
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    #14 - The Magician's Key

    S4:E2

    Davies discovers that a bogus doctor has been using NHS equipment to carry out his private business. Cade has to organise a massive security operation to protect a royal visitor.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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  15. The Chief Season 4 Episode 3 - Hammer and Tongs
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    #15 - Hammer and Tongs

    S4:E3

    Stewart is disillusioned and frustrated when she fails to win the promotion for which she has been fighting.

    Director:Roger Gartland
    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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  16. The Chief Season 4 Episode 4 - A Pretty Face
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    #16 - A Pretty Face

    S4:E4

    Impressed by her diligence, Cade agrees to employ pushy PR exec Alison Dell in an attempt to boost the force's image. However, they soon find that their working relationship spills over into their private lives.

    Director:Roger Gartland
    Writer:Michael Russell

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  17. The Chief Season 4 Episode 5 - Extreme Delegation
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    #17 - Extreme Delegation

    S4:E5

    Hilary Scott is attacked by anti-abortionists on her way to the clinic. Terrified by their campaign, she goes home to rethink her decision.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Michael Russell

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  18. The Chief Season 4 Episode 6 - Forger's Gamble
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    #18 - Forger's Gamble

    S4:E6

    Cade causes controversy when he announces a radical plan to decriminalise certain drugs for an experimental trial.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Michael Russell

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  19. The Chief Season 4 Episode 7 - Four and Twenty Blackbirds
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    #19 - Four and Twenty Blackbirds

    S4:E7

    Cade's life is jeopardised when a visiting Italian judge falls victim to an assassination attempt.

    Director:Roger Gartland
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  20. The Chief Season 4 Episode 8 - Strained Relations
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    #20 - Strained Relations

    S4:E8

    Tensions between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service mount following the acquittal of a child murderer.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  21. The Chief Season 4 Episode 9 - The Right Wing
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    #21 - The Right Wing

    S4:E9

    A group of neo-Nazis plan to raid the home of a local councillor.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  22. The Chief Season 4 Episode 10 - Appropriate Force
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    #22 - Appropriate Force

    S4:E10

    Cade is forced to defend his team when an undocumented immigrant dies during attempts to detain him.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Peter Jukes

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  23. The Chief Season 5 Episode 2 - Public Outcry
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    #23 - Public Outcry

    S5:E2

    Cade faces a dilemma after a child is killed by joyriders on a local estate.

    Director:Tom Cotter
    Writer:Len Collin

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  24. The Chief Season 5 Episode 3 - Written in History
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    #24 - Written in History

    S5:E3

    Two deadly incidents of racial hatred, more than twenty years apart, cause problems for Cade.

    Director:Rick Stroud
    Writer:Anthony Read

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  25. The Chief Season 5 Episode 4 - Nuclear
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    #25 - Nuclear

    S5:E4

    A large demonstration takes place at a nuclear plant while Cade's away investigating a member of the force.

    Director:Tom Cotter
    Writer:Steve Griffiths

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Worst Episodes Summary

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is the worst rated episode of "The Chief". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Brian Farnham and written by James Fielding, it aired on 5/25/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Sudden Cause for Demonstration".