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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:DVD box set for the complete series]] |
| 3 | An ITV British police drama, that ran for five series between 1990 and 1995. The Series focussed on the the Chief Constable of the fictional “Eastland Constabulary” as he dealt with department politics and [[Main/ObstructiveBureaucrat government bureaucracy]]. The [[Main/TitleCharacter titular “chief”]] was initially John Stafford (Tim Pigott-Smith), later replaced by Alan Cade (Creator/MartinShaw). |
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| 5 | !!Tropes: |
| 6 | ** BeleagueredBureaucrat: The title characters themselves, serve as this at times. |
| 7 | ** DaChief: John Stafford in Series 1-3, Alan Cade in Series 3-5. |
| 8 | ** DirtyCop: Several. A pet hate of both the chiefs. |
| 9 | ** ObstructiveBureaucrat: Stafford and Cade come across many of these throughout the series. |
| 10 | ** PassingTheTorch: The final scene of Series 3, Episode 2: |
| 11 | -->'''Stafford:''' Don't look keen. |
| 12 | -->'''Cade:''' Don't look back. |
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