The Chief

7.0 (2 votes)• 1990• 50m•Ended

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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 force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.

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Languages: English

Starring Cast: Martin Shaw, Julian Glover, Brian Bovell, Gillian Bevan, Bosco Hogan

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Martin Shaw

Chief Constable Alan Cade

Julian Glover

Andrew Blake

Brian Bovell

PC Charlie Webb

Gillian Bevan

Det. Supt. Rose Penfold

Bosco Hogan

Dep. Chief Constable Wes Morton

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