About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. A Sudden Cause for Demonstration
Aired 5 April 1991 • 50 min
Stafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.
2. Walk Home
Aired 12 April 1991 • 50 min
A hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.
3. Jack and Jill
Aired 19 April 1991 • 50 min
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.
4. Take Care
Aired 26 April 1991 • 50 min
Stafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.
5. Deep Breath
Aired 3 May 1991 • 50 min
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.
6. The Thunder and the Lightning
Aired 10 May 1991 • 50 min
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.