"Cagney & Lacey" (1982) TV series 1982-1988

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creators:

Barbara Avedon
Barbara Corday

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

25 March 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Detective | Detective | New York City | Friendship Between Women

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 32 wins & 51 nominations

Cast

Tyne Daly	...	Det. Mary Beth Lacey (125 episodes, 1982-1988)
Sharon Gless	...	Det. Sgt. Christine Cagney #2 / ... (119 episodes, 1982-1988)
Al Waxman	...	Lt. Bert Samuels (107 episodes, 1982-1988)
John Karlen	...	Harvey Lacey / ... (107 episodes, 1982-1988)
Martin Kove	...	Det. Victor Isbecki / ... (104 episodes, 1982-1988)
Carl Lumbly	...	Det. Mark Petrie (92 episodes, 1982-1988)
Harvey Atkin	...	Desk Sergeant Ronald Coleman / ... (78 episodes, 1982-1988)
Troy W. Slaten	...	Michael Lacey (69 episodes, 1982-1988)
Tony La Torre	...	Harvey Lacey, Jr. / ... (63 episodes, 1982-1988)
Paul Mantee	...	Det. Al Corassa / ... (52 episodes, 1983-1988)

Runtime:

60 min (125 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

The show was canceled at the end of the 1982-83 season, due to low ratings. In response, viewers wrote to CBS, protesting the cancellation. This effort, combined with the show's increasing ratings during the summer reruns, prompted the network to reverse the decision. Although the cast members had just been released from their contracts, they were soon brought back to work on the show. The series was reinstated in March of 1984, and ran until 1988.

Quotes:

[Cagney and Lacey have just returned from undercover work as prostitutes]
Mary Beth Lacey: Chris, lemme tell ya: cop feet weren't meant for hooker shoes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Growing Pains: The Marrying Kind (#3.15)" (1988)

A very nice television series.

Tyne Daly (Christy) played Detective Mary Beth Lacey. Sharon Gless, (The trials of Rosie O"Neill) was Detective Christine Cagney. This was a show about two women who worked together and became good friends outside their job. Harvey Lacey,Tony LaTorre, was a nice and understanding husband.This show was really well done and we enjoyed watching it. It is always good to see women playing that type of role. There is one episode that stuck with me. It was about Hispanic illegal aliens in the United States living in horrible conditions, even in the attic of a building. They were chasing them and purposefully missed them, by saying: "there is nobody here." That was a nice episode where they showed a lot of compassion.