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 (10)
1. In the Wake of Terror
Aired 7 January 1994 • 50 min
Cade is the subject of public outrage after two terrorist bomb blasts, and, as if that were not enough, his girlfriend leaves him.
2. The Magician's Key
Aired 14 January 1994 • 50 min
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.
3. Hammer and Tongs
Aired 21 January 1994 • 50 min
Stewart is disillusioned and frustrated when she fails to win the promotion for which she has been fighting.
4. A Pretty Face
Aired 28 January 1994 • 50 min
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.
5. Extreme Delegation
Aired 4 February 1994 • 50 min
Hilary Scott is attacked by anti-abortionists on her way to the clinic. Terrified by their campaign, she goes home to rethink her decision.
6. Forger's Gamble
Aired 11 February 1994 • 50 min
Cade causes controversy when he announces a radical plan to decriminalise certain drugs for an experimental trial.
7. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Aired 18 February 1994 • 50 min
Cade's life is jeopardised when a visiting Italian judge falls victim to an assassination attempt.
8. Strained Relations
Aired 25 February 1994 • 50 min
Tensions between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service mount following the acquittal of a child murderer.
9. The Right Wing
Aired 4 March 1994 • 50 min
A group of neo-Nazis plan to raid the home of a local councillor.
10. Appropriate Force
Aired 11 March 1994 • 50 min
Cade is forced to defend his team when an undocumented immigrant dies during attempts to detain him.