Cagney and Lacey was an American television series, which aired on CBS for six seasons from 1982 to 1988. The series stars Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly as New York City police officers and, later, detectives.
Loretta Swit played the role of Christine Cagney in the original television movie, but had to decline the role in the series when the producers of M*A*S*H refused to let her out of her contract. Subsequently, Meg Foster played the role of Cagney when the series first aired as a midseason replacement in the spring of 1982, but was replaced by Sharon Gless in the fall, after the network deemed Foster too aggressive and too likely to be perceived as lesbian by the viewers. In 1983, the series was cancelled by CBS, but was subsequently brought back to the network's schedule after fans of the show organized a major letter-writing campaign. TV Guide celebrated the shows return with the cover reading "Welcome Back". the show went on to earn an impressive 36 Emmy nominations and 14 wins during its run, including 6 nominations for stars Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless and 4 wins for Daly and 2 for Gless. the show also garnered controversy. in 1985 there was an episode about the bombing of an abortion clinic which several CBS affiliates refused to air. But no episode was more shocking and controversial than one in 1987 called "The City is Burning" based on the December 1986 racial incident in Queens, New York's Howard Beach Neighborhood. the explosive episode included racial slurs that were taboo in primetime. Other storylines included the birth of Lacey's third child, and Cagney's experience as a a victim of date rape. The show also included a dose of comedy with a number of hilarious episodes. The show's success was due in part to the well-written scripts and the superb acting of Gless and Daly. Cagney and Lacey is ranks with Hill Street Blues and others as one of the best dramas on television.
The first season main titles are accompanied by the theme song "Ain't That the Way" by Michael Stull, sung by Marie Cain, and show Cagney and Lacey being promoted to plainclothes detectives and later disguised as prostitutes.
Episodes include
Pilot: 1981
Season 1: 1982
Season 7: 1987-1988
| # | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate
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| 115 | Shadow of a Doubt | Larry and Paul Barber | Jackie Cooper | January 26, 1988
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| 116 | Hello Goodbye | P.K. Knelman | ? | February 9, 1988
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| 117 | School Daze | Allison Hock | Jackie Cooper | February 16, 1988
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| 118 | Land of the Free | Sharon Elizabeth Doyle | Stephen Macht | February 23, 1988
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| 119 | A Class Act | Wayne and Donna Dottley Powers | James Frawley | March 15, 1988
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| 120 | Button, Button | Michelle Ashford | Al Waxman | March 22, 1988
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| 121 | Amends | Larry and Paul Barber | Michael Caffey | March 29, 1988
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| 122 | Friendly Fire | Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin | Reza Badiyi | April 5, 1988
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| 123 | Yup | Sharon Elizabeth Doyle | Nancy Malone | May 2, 1988
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| 124 | A Fair Shake (1) | ? | ? | May 16, 1988
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| 125 | A Fair Shake (2) | Max Jack, story by Barney Rosenzweig and ? | Reza Badiyi | May 16, 1988
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