The Chief (1990)

Season 2

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.

Where to Watch Season 2

6 Episodes

  • A Sudden Cause for Demonstration
    E1
    A Sudden Cause for DemonstrationStafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.
  • Walk Home
    E2
    Walk HomeA hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.
  • Jack and Jill
    E3
    Jack and JillStafford 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.
  • Take Care
    E4
    Take CareStafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.
  • Deep Breath
    E5
    Deep BreathTwo 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.
  • The Thunder and the Lightning
    E6
    The Thunder and the LightningA 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.

Cast of Season 2

  • Tim Pigott-SmithChief Constable John Stafford
  • Karen ArcherAsst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart
  • Gillian MartellDiane Lewis
  • Judy LoeDr. Elizabeth Stafford
  • Ruth BoswellProducer

 

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