Cagney & Lacey
“Two women cops working twice as hard for half the glory, twice the excitement!”
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Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 6 epS2 · 22 epS3 · 7 epS4 · 22 epS5 · 24 epS6 · 22 epS7 · 22 ep
Season one picks up where the original made-for-TV movie left off--with Cagney and Lacey on their first undercover assignment as prostitutes. Other episodes introduce Cagney's father, a retired cop that helps out with a case, investigation of a human smuggling ring, and accusations of racism in the wake of a gang murder.
1You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)25 Mar 1982 · 45m · ★ 5.2The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes
2Pop Used to Work Chinatown1 Apr 1982 · 45m · ★ 8.0The first appearance of Dick O'Neill as Charlie Cagney. The case occurs in Chinatown, where Charlie just happened to work, so he helps out. This is the episode where Lacey shoots and kills a fleeing perp.
3Beyond the Golden Door8 Apr 1982 · 45m · ★ 7.0An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.- 4Street Scene15 Apr 1982 · 45m · ★ 7.0Hispanic gang member is killed.
- 5Suffer the Children22 Apr 1982 · 45m · ★ 7.0Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
- 6Better Than Equal29 Apr 1982 · 45m · ★ 8.0C&L are assigned to protect a feminist, only not a Gloria Steinem type, but a Phyllis Schlafy type. This episode was very controversial, and several stations refused to run it.
Details
- Created by
- Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday
- First aired
- 25 Mar 1982
- Last aired
- 16 May 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBS
- Episodes
- 125
- Votes
- 74 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Roku Channel
Cast
Tyne DalyMary Beth Lacey
Sharon GlessChristine Cagney
John KarlenHarvey Lacey
Al WaxmanLieutenant Bert Samuels
Martin KoveDet. Victor Isbecki
Harvey AtkinSgt. Ronald Coleman
