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24 April 1990 (UK)
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It's Smug Judge Deed in the Police Force.
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(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 63) | Martin Shaw | ... | Chief Constable Alan Cade / ... (23 episodes, 1993-1995) |
| Karen Archer | ... | Asst. Chief Constable Anne Stewart (23 episodes, 1990-1994) |
| Michael Cochrane | ... | Nigel Crimmond (17 episodes, 1990-1995) |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Chief Constable John Stafford (14 episodes, 1990-1993) |
| Gillian Martell | ... | Diane Lewis (14 episodes, 1991-1995) |
| Judy Loe | ... | Dr. Elizabeth Stafford (13 episodes, 1990-1993) |
| Stuart McGugan | ... | Det. Chief Supt. Sean McCloud (12 episodes, 1993-1994) |
| Tony Caunter | ... | Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine / ... (11 episodes, 1990-1994) |
| Eamon Boland | ... | Det. Chief Supt. Jim Gray (10 episodes, 1990-1993) |
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50 min | UK:60 min (35 episodes)
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Chief Constable Alan Cade:
[to his superior] My arse belongs on the bonfire! I don't want to sit with you! I'm in the arena, fighting for freedom of expression, right of assembly, access to information, all the things that you people are chipping away at. I'm not doing this out of caprice, I'm doing it because I believe it's right, it's what I have to do!
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There were, of course, actually two chiefs. Tim Piggot Smith did the first two years followed by Martin Shaw. The series was set in East Anglia with the Chief in charge of a fictional large force covering all of it. There is also the obligatory woman senior officer. Neither was an accurate representation of a Chief Constable because both of them were still trying to be Police Officers when they are really just senior management. Shaw, in particular, was forever trying to get his hands dirty at the sharp end and was totally unable to delegate responsibility. I actually enjoyed their battles with the Home Office and Local Politicians a lot better. There is scope to have further series but the writers need to forget that it is about crime and criminals. Just concentrate on the politics.