The Chief (Complete Season 1) - 2-DVD Set ( The Chief - Season One )

The Chief (Complete Season 1) - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Chief - Season One
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
300 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
A.J. Quinn
Brian Farnham

Written By:
Jeffrey Caine
Peter Jukes

Actors:
Karen Archer ..... Asst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart / ... (23 episodes, 1990-1994)
Michael Cochrane ..... Nigel Crimmond (18 episodes, 1990-1995)
Dean Lepley ..... PC Jack Sayers / ... (15 episodes, 1990-1995)
Tim Pigott-Smith ..... Chief Constable John Stafford (14 episodes, 1990-1993)
Judy Loe ..... Dr. Elizabeth Stafford (13 episodes, 1990-1993)
Tony Caunter ..... Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine / ... (11 episodes, 1990-1994)
Eamon Boland ..... Det. Chief Supt. Jim Gray (10 episodes, 1990-1993)

Synopsis:

Tim Pigott-Smith (The Vice) stars as John Stafford, a newly promoted Chief Constable, in this police procedural drama series with a difference. The Chief shows a police force undergoing a culture change, as the outspoken and deeply committed Stafford attempts to reform crime-prevention policies and challenge the frequently unacceptable behaviour of his front-line officers. There are always difficult decisions to be made, and often at a professional and personal cost. Having appointed Anne Stewart (Karen Archer - Chancer) as his deputy, Chief Constable John Stafford promotes his highly capable colleague to the rank of Head of Crime and Operations at Eastland, East Anglia. The promotion proves deeply unpopular, and, when Anne encounters rampant workplace misogyny, exposes some of the more unpleasant institutional attitudes among the ranks. While Anne faces a wall of prejudice as well as the personal difficulties arising from her son's drug addiction, Stafford's strategies for tackling the ever-mounting challenges of modern policing - be they the consequences of an increasingly violent drugs subculture, militant student actions or vigilante gangs - frequently bring him into conflict with his superiors. His high-level adversaries include the Home Office - whose staff watch his actions with interest, and more than a little concern...

The series was set in East Anglia, with "the Chief" in command of the fictitious Eastland Constabulary, a large police force covering all of it. The first Chief was John Stafford (Tim Pigott-Smith), who was replaced in episode 3 of series 3 by Alan Cade (Martin Shaw). Both were dynamic men who talked frankly. There is a lot of political content, in particular battles with the Home Office and local politicians.

Focussing 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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 April, 2014.

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