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Chiefs

Chiefs

★ 7.9/10•1983•1h 10m•NR•Drama•Crime•Mystery
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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?

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 13, 1983

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part 1E170m

Part 1

The 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.

Nov 13, 1983

Episode 2 - Part 2E270m

Part 2

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, police brutality and racial discrimination, while the crimes of a serial killer remain unsolved.

Nov 15, 1983

Episode 3 - Part 3E370m

Part 3

While Kennedy liberalism in the early 1960s offers new challenges and possibilities, the courageous appointment of a new sheriff and the resolution of a decades long hunt for a serial killer bring closure and new hope to Delano.

Nov 16, 1983

Actors

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Hugh Holmes

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Foxy Funderburke

Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins

Billy Lee

Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Sonny Butts

Tess Harper

Tess Harper

Carrie Lee

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

Will Henry Lee

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Sheriff Skeeter Willis

Victoria Tennant

Victoria Tennant

Trish Lee

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Tyler Watts

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Hoss Spence

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