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Cagney & Lacey(TV show/series, 1982-1988)

45min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama

Scripted Reality in 7 seasons with 125 episodes

Cagney & LaceyRating: 3.5/5 (with 27 votes)
Cagney & Lacey is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very different lives: Christine Cagney (Sharon Gless) is a career-minded single woman, while Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly) is a married working mother. The series is set in a fictionalized version of Manhattan's 14th Precinct (known as "Midtown South"). The pilot movie had Loretta Swit in the role of Cagney, while the first six episodes had Meg Foster in the role. When the show was revived for a full-season run, Gless portrayed the role for six consecutive years. Each year during that time, one of the two lead actresses won the Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama (four wins for Daly, two for Gless), a winning streak matched only once since in any major category by a show. ()
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About Cagney & Lacey

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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Cagney & Lacey Opening Credits / Intro - Season 2(Trailer, 1:15)

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Cagney & Lacey Seasons and Episodes

09/21/1987Season 7 - 22 episodes
#1 | 09/21/1987No Vacancy
Cagney and Lacey have another star witness who needs special treatment. This one is a schizophrenic, although not too bad if he takes his medication. But, of course, he doesn't.
#2 | 09/28/1987The City is Burning
Corassa's gun is used to kill a black kid who just happens to be in a white section of town. The black community alleges coverup. This is based on a real-life incident.
#3 | 10/05/1987Loves Me Not
Petrie gets his promotion to sergeant and leaves the show (Carl Lumbly wanted out). Lacy interferes in a neighborhood dispute and her enraged neighbors call for a Civilian Review Board. David Keeler (back in Chris' good graces) comes to the rescue
#4 | 10/19/1987Different Drummer
There's an older woman who acts strange, burns incense, and claims to be a witch. Is she? Or is she merely lonely and poor and standing in the way of higher real estate prices?
#5 | 10/26/1987You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Mature"" prostitutes are getting bumped off, so our heroines go undercover to investigate. Merry Clayton joins the cast as Detective Verna Dee Jordan. Isbecki just adores having a woman partner.
#6 | 11/09/1987Video Verite
A valuable music video has been stolen, and there's some suspicious white powder about. In the meantime, Cagney's niece Bridget again visits, trying to carve out a career as a New York actress
#7 | 11/16/1987Greed
A game show is supposedly crooked. Once again, undercover work, this time as game show contestants (dressed up like fruits).
#8 | 11/23/1987Secrets
Cagney gets her dream - a chance to work with the Major Task Force. But one of those so-polished officers is really a traitor. Will they find the traitor, or will the glamour get to Cagney?
#9 | 01/05/1988Do I Know You?
Brad Potter seems like the perfect date - tall, handsome, successful. But he's really a date rapist. Cagney must explain to the guys at the precinct why she didn't draw her gun, and of course, the baddy says yes, it happened, but she consented
#10 | 01/12/1988Old Flames
Harvey Jr. has his 18th birthday. His birthday present from his parents is a computer. His present to them is the announcement that he will enlist in the Marines.
#11 | 01/19/1988Trading Places
When Samuels takes some time off, Chris expects to be put in charge. But a high-tech, none-""street"" officer, Lt. Thornton, gets the job. The crime case deals with construction kickbacks, so Harvey volunteers to help out by wearing a wire
#12 | 01/26/1988Shadow of a Doubt
Cagney and Lacey go undercover at a computer manufacturer. But the company has random drug testing and Chris flunks it. Of course, David argues that this is a violation of her civil rights.
#13 | 02/09/1988Hello Goodbye
David finally pops the question to Chris. she's consistent - she says no, even though Mary Beth likes him much better than she did Dory.
#14 | 02/16/1988School Daze
The 14th Precinct gang takes a refresher course at the police academy, along with Detective Dupnick from Queens. Lacey is the eager, hand-up, teacher's pet. Chris thinks it's a waste of time
#15 | 02/23/1988Land of the Free
A Salvadoran refugee is murdered. Some people say he ran drugs, others say he was a saint. In the B story, Chris meets Nick the plumber at an AA meeting.
#16 | 03/15/1988A Class Act
A very valuable painting is stolen, and Cagney and Lacey make the rounds of fancy galleries looking for leads. In the B plot, Samuels has a reunion with an old friend. Also, the dissimilarities between David Keeler and Nick are shown. Nick was decidedly everything David was not and vice-versa.
#17 | 03/22/1988Button, Button
A man is murdered, and his girl friend begs the police for help. It's a hard case, since he was in the Federal Witness Protection Program
#18 | 03/29/1988Amends
Thornton shots a fellow officer in an operation that went bad. That's what happens when you put someone with no practical experience in charge
#19 | 04/05/1988Friendly Fire
In a sequel to episode #112, Cagney's rape case goes to trial. The main story is that Harvey Jr. is missing while doing maneuvers. Fortunately Mary Beth has moral support from both her father and Christine.
#20 | 05/02/1988Yup
A Wall Street tycoon is burgled, and he has a lot of clout with the higher-ups. Harvey Jr. comes home for a visit, and nobody mentions the previous episode. (Rosenzweig usually does a much better job of continuity.)
#21 | 05/16/1988A Fair Shake (1)
A bank is missing some money - not much, only $100,000. The baddy offers a plea bargain - she knows who stole $100 million. Now that's worth sending Cagney and Lacey to upstate New York to hunt down the bank president. But when they find him, they discover that the real bank president is gone, and that this is an FBI agent. Our heroines narrowly escape a shootout and get offered a promotion to Major Case Squad as the series ends
#22 | 05/16/1988A Fair Shake (2)
09/29/1986Season 6 - 22 episodes
09/30/1985Season 5 - 24 episodes
10/15/1984Season 4 - 22 episodes
03/19/1984Season 3 - 7 episodes
10/25/1982Season 2 - 22 episodes
03/25/1982Season 1 - 6 episodes
10/08/1981Specials - 12 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 03/25/1982
Last episode released on: 05/16/1988
Creator: Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday
Producer: Terry Louise Fisher, Peter Lefcourt, April Smith, Joseph Stern
Executive Producer: Barney Rosenzweig
Composer: Bill Conti
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Кегні і Лейсі"
"Кегні та Лейсі"
"Cagney and Lacey"
Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2194, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024