Cagney & Lacey

Name: Cagney & Lacey
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1982-03-25
Rating: 7
Cast: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, John Karlen, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

ENDED7 Seasons125 Episodes★ 7.0

Cagney & Lacey is a crime and drama series on CBS that ran from 1982 to 1988, ending after 7 seasons and 125 episodes.

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NetworkCBS

First AiredMar 25, 1982

Last AiredMay 16, 1988

GenreCrime, Drama

Runtime45 min

Created ByBarbara Avedon, Barbara Corday

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionOrion Television, Mace Neufeld Productions, Filmways Television

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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Cast

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Sharon Gless

Christine Cagney

John Karlen

Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman

Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Martin Kove

Det. Victor Isbecki

Harvey Atkin

Sgt. Ronald Coleman

Seasons & Episodes7 seasons · 125 episodes

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E1No Vacancy

Sep 21, 198745m

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.

E2The City is Burning

Sep 28, 198745m

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.

E3Loves Me Not

Oct 5, 198745m

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

E4Different Drummer

Oct 19, 198745m

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?

E5You've Come a Long Way, Baby

Oct 26, 198745m

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.

E6Video Verite

Nov 9, 198745m

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

E7Greed

Nov 16, 198745m

A game show is supposedly crooked. Once again, undercover work, this time as game show contestants (dressed up like fruits).

E8Secrets

Nov 23, 198745m

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?

E9Do I Know You?

Jan 5, 198845m

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

E10

E10Old Flames

Jan 12, 198845m

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.

E11

E11Trading Places

Jan 19, 198845m

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

E12

E12Shadow of a Doubt

Jan 26, 198845m

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.

E13

E13Hello Goodbye

Feb 9, 198845m

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.

E14

E14School Daze

Feb 16, 198845m

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

E15

E15Land of the Free

Feb 23, 198845m

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.

E16

E16A Class Act

Mar 15, 198845m

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.

E17

E17Button, Button

Mar 22, 198845m

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

E18

E18Amends

Mar 29, 198845m

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

E19

E19Friendly Fire

Apr 5, 198845m

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.

E20

E20Yup

May 2, 198845m

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.)

E21

E21A Fair Shake (1)

May 16, 198845m

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

E22

E22A Fair Shake (2)

May 16, 198845m

About Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey is a crime, drama series on CBS. The show first aired on Mar 25, 1982 and currently has 7 seasons and 125 episodes. Cagney & Lacey has ended. It has a rating of 7.0/10 based on 74 votes. The cast includes Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, John Karlen, Al Waxman, Martin Kove. Created by Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday.