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Chiefs

TV·1983–1983·1 season, 3 episodes·CBS·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h 10m·Created by Robert W. Lenski

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Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

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  1. 01Chiefs S01E01Part 1S01E01 · 8.0The new police chief of the young, thriving 1920's southern city of Delano is confronted with petty theft, Klan activities and, above all, the deaths of a number of young boys which lead him to suspect the doings of a serial killer.

Castfull cast & details

Charlton HestonCharlton HestonHugh HolmesKeith CarradineKeith CarradineFoxy FunderburkeStephen CollinsStephen CollinsBilly LeeBrad DavisBrad DavisSonny ButtsTess HarperTess HarperCarrie LeeWayne RogersWayne RogersWill Henry LeePaul SorvinoPaul SorvinoSheriff Skeeter WillisVictoria TennantVictoria TennantTrish Lee

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1983Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Chiefs S01E01Part 1November 13, 1983 8.0The new police chief of the young, thriving 1920's southern city of Delano is confronted with petty theft, Klan activities and, above all, t
  2. S01E02Chiefs S01E02Part 2November 15, 1983—The baby-boom years in Delano after World War II see the appointment of an ill-suited veteran as the new Police Chief, resulting in graft, p
  3. S01E03Chiefs S01E03Part 3November 16, 1983—While Kennedy liberalism in the early 1960s offers new challenges and possibilities, the courageous appointment of a new sheriff and the res

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