

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.


Jan 7, 1994 - 50m
Cade is the subject of public outrage after two terrorist bomb blasts, and, as if that were not enough, his girlfriend leaves him.

Jan 14, 1994 - 50m
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.

Jan 21, 1994 - 50m
Stewart is disillusioned and frustrated when she fails to win the promotion for which she has been fighting.

Jan 28, 1994 - 50m
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.

Feb 4, 1994 - 50m
Hilary Scott is attacked by anti-abortionists on her way to the clinic. Terrified by their campaign, she goes home to rethink her decision.

Feb 11, 1994 - 50m
Cade causes controversy when he announces a radical plan to decriminalise certain drugs for an experimental trial.

Feb 18, 1994 - 50m
Cade's life is jeopardised when a visiting Italian judge falls victim to an assassination attempt.

Feb 25, 1994 - 50m
Tensions between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service mount following the acquittal of a child murderer.

Mar 4, 1994 - 50m
A group of neo-Nazis plan to raid the home of a local councillor.

Mar 11, 1994 - 50m
Cade is forced to defend his team when an undocumented immigrant dies during attempts to detain him.