TV series

The Chief

1990–1995 · 5 seasons

A sober, talky procedural that lives in briefing rooms and political corridors, trading action for quiet friction between duty and bureaucracy.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, politics, corruption, justice
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
politics
corruption
justice
morality
Places: workplace
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild