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The Chief (1990)

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (123 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1990)

6.47 avg 6 episodes 5.9 → 6.2

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	5.9	10
2	Episode #1.2	6.4	9
3	Episode #1.3	6.9	8
4	Episode #1.4	6.7	7
5	Episode #1.5	6.7	7
6	Episode #1.6	6.2	6

Season 2 (1991)

6.67 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 6.6

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	6.8	6
2	Episode #2.2	6.6	6
3	Episode #2.3	6.6	6
4	Episode #2.4	6.6	6
5	Episode #2.5	6.8	6
6	Episode #2.6	6.6	6

Season 3 (1992)

6.00 avg 3 episodes 6.0 → 5.8

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	6.0	6
2	Episode #3.2	6.2	6
3	Episode #3.3	5.8	6

Season 4 (1994)

6.90 avg 5 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 51 min avg

saved-best-for-last

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #4.1	7.1	8
2	Episode #4.2	6.8	6
3	Episode #4.3	6.4	7
7	Episode #4.7	7.4	6
10	Episode #4.10	6.8	6