The Chief

Newly appointed Eastland Police Chief Constable John Stafford is asked to provide police support to a prison where warders have gone on strike in protest at staff shortages.

Première diffusion : 20 avril 1990

As the new Chief Constable, Stafford faces opposition from all sides, and numerous challenges to his authority. The accusation of being soft over the weeding of Special Branch files presents just one...

Première diffusion : 27 avril 1990

Stafford creates fruther controversy when he intercepts Special Branch papers en route to MI5. Anne, meanwhile, is determined to clear her husband's name following their son's drug bust.

Première diffusion : 4 mai 1990

Stafford must find a solution to the vigilante groups that are emerging in response to a new social menace – crack cocaine.

Première diffusion : 11 mai 1990

A drugs raid goes wrong, and militant university students challenge Stafford's authority.

Première diffusion : 18 mai 1990

Stafford's conflict with the Home Office reaches crisis point – and threatens to end his career.

Première diffusion : 25 mai 1990

Stafford returns from suspension and is immediately called upon to deal with a series of bomb threats by animal rights activists.

Première diffusion : 5 avril 1991

A hitchhiker is kidnapped, and Stafford has to deal with an ensuing siege. Stewart contends with vigilante security guards working on a private estate.

Première diffusion : 12 avril 1991

Stafford 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.

Première diffusion : 19 avril 1991

Stafford considers whether to allow the screening of a controversial documentary about BSE. Stewart gets into hot water.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 1991

Two 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.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 1991

A 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.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 1991

Stafford becomes Head of Europol, but the position gives him plenty of free time, so the Home Office asks him to tackle corruption within the Metropolitan Police as Alan Cade arrives. Anne has a promotion board for DCC, while also dealing with a major firearms incident in Norfolk.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 1993

Stafford's corruption inquiry reaches a successful conclusion, and the officer who assisted him with the case is appointed as Eastland's new chief constable.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 1993

An American gas rig is hijacked on Alan Cade's first day, but will his choice of negotiator pay off?

Première diffusion : 30 avril 1993

A hospital lab tech implicates a local councillor in illegal practices. When he believes his accusations are being ignored, he dramatically breaks through the cordons during a royal visit to a school concert.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 1993

Cade allows an informant to orchestrate a drug deal while investigating a smuggling ring, only to find it led to his death.

Première diffusion : 14 mai 1993

When Cade is threatened with an investigation over the death of the informer, his team closes ranks. The Home Office, preferring to have a hold on its maverick chief constable, decides not to act.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 1993

Cade is the subject of public outrage after two terrorist bomb blasts, and, as if that were not enough, his girlfriend leaves him.

Première diffusion : 7 janvier 1994

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.

Première diffusion : 14 janvier 1994

Stewart is disillusioned and frustrated when she fails to win the promotion for which she has been fighting.

Première diffusion : 21 janvier 1994

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.

Première diffusion : 28 janvier 1994

Hilary Scott is attacked by anti-abortionists on her way to the clinic. Terrified by their campaign, she goes home to rethink her decision.

Première diffusion : 4 février 1994

Cade causes controversy when he announces a radical plan to decriminalise certain drugs for an experimental trial.

Première diffusion : 11 février 1994

Cade's life is jeopardised when a visiting Italian judge falls victim to an assassination attempt.

Première diffusion : 18 février 1994

Tensions between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service mount following the acquittal of a child murderer.

Première diffusion : 25 février 1994

A group of neo-Nazis plan to raid the home of a local councillor.

Première diffusion : 4 mars 1994

Cade is forced to defend his team when an undocumented immigrant dies during attempts to detain him.

Première diffusion : 11 mars 1994

Cade's attitude on firearms is challenged after an armed robbery on a countryside mansion.

Première diffusion : 5 mai 1995

Cade faces a dilemma after a child is killed by joyriders on a local estate.

Première diffusion : 12 mai 1995

Two deadly incidents of racial hatred, more than twenty years apart, cause problems for Cade.

Première diffusion : 19 mai 1995

A large demonstration takes place at a nuclear plant while Cade's away investigating a member of the force.

Première diffusion : 26 mai 1995

Cade leans on an old friend when he suspects the others are conspiring against him.

Première diffusion : 2 juin 1995

Emotions run high when charges of harassment are brought within – and against – the Eastland force.

Première diffusion : 9 juin 1995

Cade's future is in doubt when he comes under fire from the tabloid press.

Première diffusion : 16 juin 1995