The Chief

British television crime drama series (1990-1995)
TVSeries television_series Q594802
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The Chief

Summary

The Chief is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Chief is the creator of Jeffrey Caine[3].
  • The Chief's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • The Chief's genre is drama television series[5].
  • The Chief's genre is police television drama[6].
  • A cast member of The Chief was Martin Shaw[7].
  • A cast member of The Chief was Tim Pigott-Smith[8].
  • The original language of The Chief was English[9].
  • The Chief's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[10].
  • The Chief's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Chief began on April 24, 1990[12].
  • The Chief ended on June 16, 1995[13].
  • The Chief's distributed by is recorded as ITV Studios[14].
  • The Chief's number of episodes is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+35'}[15].
  • The Chief's title is recorded as The Chief[16].
  • The Chief's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[17].
  • The Chief's number of seasons is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5'}[18].
  • The Chief's set in environment is recorded as island[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Martin Shaw[7] and Tim Pigott-Smith[8]. The Chief is the creator of Jeffrey Caine[3].

Publication

The original language of The Chief was English[9]. Genres include drama television series[5] and police television drama[6].

Why It Matters

The Chief ranks in the top 10% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster ITV
    Kinobox film id 157044
    Creator Jeffrey Caine
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 9569"
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