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Cagney & Lacey

  • TV Series
  • 1981–19881981–1988
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
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  • Crime
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Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.3K
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POPULARITY
2,171
292
  • Creators
    • Barbara Avedon
    • Barbara Corday
  • Stars
    • Tyne Daly
    • Sharon Gless
    • Al Waxman
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  • Creators
    • Barbara Avedon
    • Barbara Corday
  • Stars
    • Tyne Daly
    • Sharon Gless
    • Al Waxman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Won 14 Primetime Emmys
      • 36 wins & 57 nominations total

    Episodes126

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    Tyne Daly and Loretta Swit in Cagney & Lacey (1981)
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    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Mary Beth Laceyas Mary Beth Lacey…
    126 episodes126 eps • 1981–1988
    Sharon Gless
    Sharon Gless
    • Christine Cagneyas Christine Cagney…
    119 episodes119 eps • 1982–1988
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    • Lt. Bert Samuelsas Lt. Bert Samuels
    126 episodes126 eps • 1981–1988
    Martin Kove
    Martin Kove
    • Victor Isbeckias Victor Isbecki…
    125 episodes125 eps • 1982–1988
    John Karlen
    John Karlen
    • Harvey Laceyas Harvey Lacey…
    125 episodes125 eps • 1982–1988
    Sidney Clute
    Sidney Clute
    • Detective Paul La Guardiaas Detective Paul La Guardia…
    124 episodes124 eps • 1982–1988
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • Mark Petrieas Mark Petrie
    107 episodes107 eps • 1981–1987
    Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    • Sgt. Ronald Colemanas Sgt. Ronald Coleman…
    99 episodes99 eps • 1981–1988
    Troy W. Slaten
    • Michael Laceyas Michael Lacey
    74 episodes74 eps • 1982–1988
    Tony La Torre
    • Harvey Lacey Jr.as Harvey Lacey Jr.
    71 episodes71 eps • 1982–1988
    Paul Mantee
    Paul Mantee
    • Det. Al Corassaas Det. Al Corassa…
    55 episodes55 eps • 1983–1988
    Robert Hegyes
    Robert Hegyes
    • Manny Espositoas Manny Esposito
    41 episodes41 eps • 1986–1988
    Jo Corday
    • Josieas Josie…
    35 episodes35 eps • 1984–1988
    Beverley Faverty
    • Favertyas Faverty…
    30 episodes30 eps • 1986–1988
    Dick O'Neill
    Dick O'Neill
    • Charlie Cagneyas Charlie Cagney
    27 episodes27 eps • 1982–1987
    Barry Laws
    • Basilas Basil…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1986–1988
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • David Keeleras David Keeler
    23 episodes23 eps • 1985–1988
    Dan Shor
    Dan Shor
    • Det. Jonah Newmanas Det. Jonah Newman
    20 episodes20 eps • 1985–1986
    • Creators
      • Barbara Avedon
      • Barbara Corday
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    Storyline

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    Television police drama starring two female cops as partners. Their contrasting personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) strengthen them as a team, allowing each a different perspective on both personal and professional situations. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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    • Genres
      • Crime
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      • TV-PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Loretta Swit demanded that Tyne Daly play the role of Lacey.
    • Quotes

      Mary Beth Lacey: We go in together and it's 'Hello, Sgt. Cagney,' 'How ya doing, Sgt. Cagney?' I may as well have stayed in the car.

      Christine Cagney: Oh Mary Beth.

      Mary Beth Lacey: And when we go to the lab, Solomon offers you sushi, me, I get fiber samples. Don't tell me you never noticed.

      Christine Cagney: Well, maybe one or two times. You know how men are.

    • Crazy credits
      Actor Sidney Clute passed away during the run of the series. In every episode after his death, his name and picture still appeared in the opening credits. That was done by the producers as a tribute to him.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1983)

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    10/10
    They're the Meryl Streep and Glenn Close of Prime Time Television in the 1980s!
    Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly redefined female relationships. No, they were never lovers and the thought had never occurred back in the 1980s. They were partners, allies, friends, and comrades in a man's profession. They were unlikely heroines. Mary Beth was married to Harvey with two sons and a daughter. Christine was the troubled single woman. Partnered together, they formed a dynamic duo with the likes of Starsky and Hutch and Miami Vice but with estrogen and a women's touch. As Cagney and Lacey, the audience realized that women can be more serious and intelligent than the other female duo of Laverne and Shirley. No, this show was serious, thought-provoking, and entertaining. We loved Cagney and Lacey and it was a show that it's audience fought to bring back to the airwaves with passion. Unfortunately, shows like Cagney and Lacey probably wouldn't come back. The idea of having mature, plain women like Daly and Gless is gone. Although the show garnered plenty of honors including Emmys for both Daly and Gless, it is hard to imagine that nowadays a show like Cagney and Lacey wouldn't be more Police Woman and less serious. On screen, Daly and Gless proved to be a dynamic duo. You knew you had two strong actresses giving the performance of their lives as female cops. Gone was the glamor and present was the seriousness that women should be taken more seriously. Unfortunately, actresses like Daly and Gless who are terrific American actresses of the highest caliber who can turn any guest appearance into an Emmy nomination should not be forgotten and discarded like yesterday's garbage. Daly and Gless proved that audiences didn't always go for glamorous, attractive, but a realistic portrayal of women in a man's department. It's still a man's world but Cagney and Lacey proved that they had what it took to make it there after all.
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    • Apr 9, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cagney y Lacey
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Filmways Pictures
      • Orion Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour

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