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Cagney & Lacey
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Cagney & Lacey

Thu, Mar 25, 1982
  • Crime
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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

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  • Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    as Mary Beth Lacey
  • Sharon Gless
    Sharon Gless
    as Christine Cagney
  • John Karlen
    John Karlen
    as Harvey Lacey
  • Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    as Lieutenant Bert Samuels
  • Martin Kove
    Martin Kove
    as Det. Victor Isbecki
  • Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    as Sergent Ronald Coleman
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Episodes

7 seasons · 125 episodes

Ended · 125 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    You Call This Plain Clothes?
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 1982 · 60m

    The policewomen go undercover to nail a maniac who preys on prostitutes.

  • E2
    Pop Used to Work Chinatown
    Aired · Fri, Apr 2, 1982 · 60m

    Cagney's father, a retired cop, sets out to prove his mettle by helping his daughter crack a case on his former turf.

  • E3
    Beyond the Golden Door
    Aired · Fri, Apr 9, 1982 · 60m

    The disappearance of a teenager leads to a ring of smugglers that preys upon illegal aliens.

  • E4
    Street Scene
    Aired · Fri, Apr 16, 1982 · 60m

    Chris and Mary Beth question an elderly man in the shooting of a Puerto Rican gang member, while trying to protect the victim's brother from a rival gang.

  • E5
    Suffer the Children
    Aired · Fri, Apr 23, 1982 · 60m

    A call to rescue an abused child from a rooftop leads to clues to a murder.

  • E6
    Better Than Equal
    Aired · Fri, Apr 30, 1982 · 60m

    Cagney and Lacey are assigned to protect an antifeminist leader who's the target of threats.

Season 2
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Witness to an Incident
    Aired · Tue, Oct 26, 1982 · 60m

    Chris and Mary Beth have conflicting perspectives of a fatal shooting.

  • E2
    One of Our Own
    Aired · Tue, Nov 2, 1982 · 60m

    Chris and Mary Beth work overtime to nab a cop killer, which results in a family conflict for Mary Beth.

  • E3
    Beauty Burglars
    Aired · Tue, Nov 9, 1982 · 60m

    Criminals posing as cops are robbing salon patrons.

  • E4
    High Steel
    Aired · Tue, Nov 16, 1982 · 60m

    Harvey aids Chris and Mary Beth as they investigate the death of an ironworker who fell from a high-rise.

  • E5
    Hot Line
    Aired · Tue, Nov 23, 1982 · 60m

    Samuels' job is in jeopardy after he locks horns with a deputy inspector over stranglings.

  • E6
    Internal Affairs
    Aired · Tue, Nov 30, 1982 · 60m

    The team is assigned to spy on fellow officers after a leak is discovered during an investigation.

  • E7
    Mr. Lonelyhearts
    Aired · Tue, Dec 7, 1982 · 60m

    A search for a missing woman leads Cagney and Lacey to a bigamy scam.

  • E8
    Conduct Unbecoming
    Aired · Tue, Dec 14, 1982 · 60m

    To crack aweapons case, Chris and Mary Beth need the help of a cop on the outs with the department.

  • E9
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    Aired · Tue, Dec 21, 1982 · 60m

    The squad searches for a sticky-fingered Santa inadvertently released from a holding cell; Petrie's wife is about to go into labor.

  • E10
    Recreational Use
    Aired · Tue, Dec 28, 1982 · 60m

    Chris and Mary Beth are teamed with the eager homicide detective Chris has been dating---who's using cocaine. Meanwhile a series of elderly deaths point to a greedy landlord trying to push out rent-controlled residents.

  • E11
    Hopes and Dreams
    Aired · Tue, Jan 11, 1983 · 60m

    A disabled girl's cynicism makes Chris all the more determined to recover the girl's stolen bicycle.

  • E12
    The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All
    Aired · Tue, Jan 18, 1983 · 60m

    Chris feels she has a good chance at snaring a notorious jewel thief.

  • E13
    Affirmative Action
    Aired · Tue, Jan 25, 1983 · 60m

    A new detective wants to prove herself to Chris and Mary Beth, who see her as a hotheaded novice.

  • E14
    Open and Shut Case
    Aired · Tue, Feb 1, 1983 · 60m

    Mary Beth testifies in what should be an open-and-shut murder case; Chris helps a rape victim who is reluctant to take the stand a fifth time.

  • E15
    Jane Doe #37
    Aired · Tue, Feb 15, 1983 · 60m

    Chris takes the case of a murdered bag lady; the policewomen are asked to star in a recruiting commercial.

  • E16
    Date Rape
    Aired · Tue, Feb 22, 1983 · 60m

    The men in the squad room have little sympathy for a woman raped by a singer when they learn the victim picked the man up in a bar.

  • E17
    Burn Out
    Aired · Tue, Mar 8, 1983 · 60m

    Family and job demands drive Mary Beth to the brink of a nervous breakdown.

  • E18
    Chop Shop
    Aired · Tue, Mar 15, 1983 · 60m

    Members of a car-theft ring take Isbecki hostage after they learn he's a cop; Petrie becomes involved in the shooting of a black youth.

  • E19
    Let Them Eat Pretzels
    Aired · Tue, Mar 22, 1983 · 60m

    Efforts to arrest a diplomat's son for hit-and-run become tangled in red tape.

  • E20
    The Gang's All Here
    Aired · Tue, Mar 29, 1983 · 60m

    While celebrating Petrie's promotion at a bar, squad members are robbed, an experience so humiliating to La Guardia that he resigns.

  • E21
    A Cry for Help
    Aired · Tue, May 3, 1983 · 60m

    The policewomen are assigned to track down a fellow officer who's been beating his wife.

  • E22
    The Informant
    Aired · Tue, May 10, 1983 · 60m

    Chris and Mary Beth disagree about using a young informant to help them nab a drug dealer selling PCP to students.

Season 3
7 episodes · 7 aired
▾
  • E1
    Matinée
    Aired · Tue, Mar 20, 1984 · 60m

    Cagney and Lacey investigate the disappearance of a housewife whose body is later found in a hotel catering to liaisons. During the investigation Mary Beth gets a glimpse into Christine's childhood....

  • E2
    A Killer's Dozen
    Aired · Tue, Mar 27, 1984 · 60m

    Cagney and Lacey must turn their homicide case over to a task force and patrol a beat when a strike puts all the detectives into uniform.

  • E3
    Victimless Crime
    Aired · Tue, Apr 17, 1984 · 60m

    Cagney and Lacey investigate the death of a man at a porno filming site; a visiting French policeman makes overtures toward Lacey.

  • E4
    The Bounty Hunter
    Aired · Tue, Apr 24, 1984 · 60m

    A cocky bounty hunter has Cagney seething as he stays one step ahead of her in their separate pursuits of a bail jumper wanted for armed robbery.

  • E5
    Baby Broker
    Aired · Tue, May 1, 1984 · 60m

    Emotions run high for Cagney, whose suitor doesn't appreciate her job dedication; and for Lacey, who volunteers to temporarily care for an abandoned deaf infant.

  • E6
    Partners
    Aired · Tue, May 8, 1984 · 60m

    Lacey feels guilty when Cagney is hit by a robber's bullet, and angry about the attitude of her temporary partner.

  • E7
    Choices
    Aired · Tue, May 15, 1984 · 60m

    The detectives battle an abusive landlord; Cagney thinks she may be pregnant.

Season 4
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Child Witness
    Aired · Tue, Oct 16, 1984 · 60m

    A father refuses to let his child testify in a molestation case; Petrie files a complaint against two officers who mistook him for a thief.

  • E2
    Heat
    Aired · Mon, Oct 22, 1984 · 60m

    Tension rises with the temperature after Lacey is grabbed by an armed robber and held hostage in a sweltering boxcar.

  • E3
    Insubordination
    Aired · Mon, Oct 29, 1984 · 60m

    Sgt. Dory McKenna is teamed with the detectives after kicking the drug habit that ended his romance with Cagney; a captain who once worked for Samuels evaluates the department.

  • E4
    Old Debts
    Aired · Mon, Nov 5, 1984 · 60m

    A cop killer on parole is murdered while in protective custody.

  • E5
    Fathers and Daughters
    Aired · Mon, Nov 12, 1984 · 60m

    A case of suicide becomes complicated when the victim's wife confesses to murder---and so does his daughter.

  • E6
    Taxi Cab Murders
    Aired · Mon, Nov 19, 1984 · 60m

    The dangers of Lacey's job hit home when her son overhears his parents arguing about Lacey's dangerous assignment to stop a rash of cab-driver murders.

  • E7
    Unusual Occurence
    Aired · Mon, Nov 26, 1984 · 60m

    In the wake of questionable police shootings, Cagney draws media fire when she shoots a young burglar.

  • E8
    Thank God It's Monday
    Aired · Mon, Dec 3, 1984 · 60m

    After the detectives' forgery collar makes bail they discover he's also wanted for a crime for which the statute of limitations is about to run out.

  • E9
    Hooked
    Aired · Mon, Dec 10, 1984 · 60m

    Dory's sponsor in a detox program is picked up in a drug raid, but the evidence disappears shortly after Dory learns of the arrest.

  • E10
    Lady Luck
    Aired · Mon, Dec 17, 1984 · 60m

    A successful executive attempts suicide; Isbecki falls for an artist who fought off a strangler.

  • E11
    Out of Control
    Aired · Mon, Dec 31, 1984 · 60m

    Cagney meets Dory's kids; Lacey's son ignores warnings about playing with her gun.

  • E12
    American Dream
    Aired · Mon, Jan 7, 1985 · 60m

    An arson victim hints about extortion, but balks at being an informant. Meanwhile, the Laceys consider buying a house.

  • E13
    Happily Ever After
    Aired · Mon, Jan 14, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney considers marriage when Dory pops the question; a man steals a large sum of money to court a wealthy woman.

  • E14
    Rules of the Game
    Aired · Mon, Jan 28, 1985 · 60m

    A fast-rising captain suggests that Cagney would do well to accept his advances.

  • E15
    Stress
    Aired · Mon, Feb 4, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney thinks a stress-reduction program is a "waste of time," despite her own increasing stress following the release of a slasher who threatened her.

  • E16
    Who Says It's Fair (1)
    Aired · Mon, Feb 11, 1985 · 60m

    Lacey refuses to face the possibility of breast cancer; a large amount of cash is found in the locker of a missing latchkey kid.

  • E17
    Who Says It's Fair (2)
    Aired · Tue, Feb 19, 1985 · 60m

    Samuels treats Lacey with kid gloves, while Cagney presses her to get a second opinion; the detectives are called to testify against the 8-year-old's mother in a custody hearing.

  • E18
    Lost and Found
    Aired · Mon, Feb 25, 1985 · 60m

    Comfortable with convalescence, Lacey considers staying home permanently; Cagney pursues the thief who stole her car.

  • E19
    Two Grand
    Aired · Mon, Mar 4, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney gets a second chance to match wits with the debonair Albert Grand, a jewel thief who made her look foolish during their last encounter.

  • E20
    Con Games
    Aired · Mon, Mar 11, 1985 · 60m

    While preparing her sexual-harassment suit, Cagney learns that another officer was propositioned but won't testify; Lacey becomes a decoy.

  • E21
    Violation
    Aired · Mon, Mar 18, 1985 · 60m

    A lawsuit ensues when a teenage shoplifter with fake ID is raped in a jail for adults.

  • E22
    Organized Crime
    Aired · Mon, Apr 8, 1985 · 60m

    A mobster offers to help find the murderer of his godchild, a nun; everyone awaits the results of the sergeants' exam.

Season 5
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    On the Street
    Aired · Mon, Sep 30, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney illegally detains a pimp to protect a prostitute who implicated him in murder.

  • E2
    Ordinary Hero
    Aired · Mon, Oct 7, 1985 · 60m

    A Chilean busboy apprehends a murderous mugger---and is apprehended himself after immigration agents see him honored on TV.

  • E3
    The Psychic
    Aired · Mon, Oct 21, 1985 · 60m

    The detectives are ordered to work with a psychic, hired by an irate man after police evidence indicates his missing wife is a voluntary runaway.

  • E4
    Lottery
    Aired · Mon, Oct 28, 1985 · 60m

    A $2 million lottery ticket is forged; Cagney lends $50 to a suspect whose property's been attached; the Laceys discuss how to use their tax refund.

  • E5
    Entrapment
    Aired · Mon, Nov 4, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney demands that Lacey go along with her lie that she didn't entrap a drug dealer; Isbecki betrays Petrie's confidence.

  • E6
    The Clinic
    Aired · Mon, Nov 11, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney walks the line, while Lacey is clearly prochoice in abortion discussions sparked by the bombing of a women's clinic.

  • E7
    Mothers & Sons
    Aired · Mon, Nov 25, 1985 · 60m

    A mother lies to clear her son of a violent robbery; and the Laceys disagree on how to handle a vandalism charge against Harvey Jr..

  • E8
    Filial Duty
    Aired · Tue, Dec 3, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney's father is hospitalized; and a murder case prompts Lacey to consider taking a desk job.

  • E9
    Old Ghosts
    Aired · Mon, Dec 9, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney's estranged brother wants their ailing father to join him in California; a complaint charges Cagney with laxity in her pursuit of a robber.

  • E10
    Power
    Aired · Mon, Dec 16, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney's temporary command of the squad brings power-trip accusations from some of the men, particularly when she questions Isbecki's arrest of a hit man.

  • E11
    Play It Again, Santa
    Aired · Mon, Dec 23, 1985 · 60m

    Cagney and Newman don Santa suits to probe the disappearance of two street musicians; and Cagney discovers that the lawyer she's dating is seeing others.

  • E12
    The Rapist
    Aired · Mon, Jan 6, 1986 · 60m

    A policewoman impresses Cagney with hard work that provides a suspect in rape cases, until her zeal threatens the investigation from a legal standpoint.

  • E13
    Act of Conscience
    Aired · Mon, Jan 13, 1986 · 60m

    Cagney is teamed with a detective whose name is mud after going to the press about fellow cops on the take.

  • E14
    DWI
    Aired · Mon, Jan 20, 1986 · 60m

    Lacey gets help from Harvey and night-shift head Cagney to build a case against a drunken driver who put her neighbor's son in a coma.

  • E15
    The Gimp
    Aired · Mon, Jan 27, 1986 · 60m

    Cagney gains insight into the life of the physically impaired when she takes to a wheelchair to nail muggers preying on the disabled.

  • E16
    Family Connections
    Aired · Mon, Feb 10, 1986 · 60m

    Cagney meets the new woman in her father's life; Isbecki regrets his lack of a family life; and, after a wild ride to the hospital, the Lacey family is increased by one.

  • E17
    Post Partum
    Aired · Mon, Feb 17, 1986 · 60m

    A West Point cadet caught with cocaine refuses to cooperate with Cagney's lawyer boyfriend; Lacey's father comes looking for her---30 years after leaving her.

  • E18
    The Man Who Shot Trotsky
    Aired · Mon, Mar 3, 1986 · 60m

    Cagney presses an informant to get information on a drug supplier who walked away from an earlier arrest when Cagney admitted entrapping him.

  • E19
    Exit Stage Centre
    Aired · Mon, Mar 10, 1986 · 60m

    An investigation of an actress's apparent suicide reveals several murder suspects; Cagney makes an interesting date; Harvey reveals a secret from his past to Lacey.

  • E20
    Capitalism
    Aired · Mon, Apr 7, 1986 · 60m

    A lawyer who "helped" fellow Cambodian refugees for a fee is murdered; Lacey is affected by her husband's job pressures; Cagney tries to sell her car.

  • E21
    Extradition
    Aired · Mon, May 5, 1986 · 60m

    Cagney has an uneasy reunion with her brother when the detectives travel to Los Angeles to extradite a criminal---who escapes.

  • E22
    A Safe Place
    Aired · Mon, May 12, 1986 · 60m

    A thief is found to have plutonium in his blood; the Laceys make an offer on a house; Cagney faces a birthday.

  • E23
    Model Citizen
    Aired · Sun, May 25, 1986 · 60m

    The detectives each deal with surprise visitors in their lives while they investigate the slaying of a "model citizen."

  • E24
    Parting Shots
    Aired · Mon, May 26, 1986 · 60m

    The 14th deals with a cop killer on the loose.

Season 6
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Schedule One
    Aired · Mon, Sep 29, 1986 · 60m
  • E2
    Culture Clash
    Aired · Mon, Oct 6, 1986 · 60m
  • E3
    Sorry, Right Number
    Aired · Mon, Oct 20, 1986 · 60m
  • E4
    Disenfranchised (aka Incest)
    Aired · Mon, Oct 27, 1986 · 60m
  • E5
    Role Call
    Aired · Mon, Nov 3, 1986 · 60m
  • E6
    The Zealot
    Aired · Mon, Nov 10, 1986 · 60m
  • E7
    The Marathon
    Aired · Mon, Nov 24, 1986 · 60m
  • E8
    Rites of Passage
    Aired · Mon, Dec 1, 1986 · 60m
  • E9
    Revenge
    Aired · Mon, Dec 8, 1986 · 60m
  • E10
    To Thine Own Self Be True (aka The Rapist II)
    Aired · Mon, Dec 15, 1986 · 60m
  • E11
    Cost of Living
    Aired · Mon, Jan 12, 1987 · 60m
  • E12
    Waste Deep
    Aired · Mon, Jan 19, 1987 · 60m
  • E13
    Favors
    Aired · Mon, Jan 26, 1987 · 60m
  • E14
    Ahead of the Game
    Aired · Mon, Feb 2, 1987 · 60m
  • E15
    Easy Does It
    Aired · Mon, Feb 9, 1987 · 60m
  • E16
    To Sir, with Love
    Aired · Mon, Feb 16, 1987 · 60m
  • E17
    Divine Couriers
    Aired · Mon, Feb 23, 1987 · 60m
  • E18
    Right to Remain Silent
    Aired · Mon, Mar 9, 1987 · 60m
  • E19
    Special Treatment
    Aired · Mon, Mar 16, 1987 · 60m
  • E20
    Happiness is a Warm Gun
    Aired · Mon, Mar 23, 1987 · 60m
  • E21
    Turn, Turn, Turn (1)
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 1987 · 60m
  • E22
    Turn, Turn, Turn (2)
    Aired · Mon, Mar 30, 1987 · 60m
Season 7
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    No Vacancy
    Aired · Mon, Sep 21, 1987 · 60m
  • E2
    The City is Burning
    Aired · Mon, Sep 28, 1987 · 60m
  • E3
    Loves Me Not
    Aired · Mon, Oct 5, 1987 · 60m
  • E4
    Different Drummer
    Aired · Mon, Oct 19, 1987 · 60m
  • E5
    You've Come a Long Way, Baby
    Aired · Mon, Oct 26, 1987 · 60m
  • E6
    Video Verite
    Aired · Mon, Nov 9, 1987 · 60m
  • E7
    Greed
    Aired · Mon, Nov 16, 1987 · 60m
  • E8
    Secrets
    Aired · Mon, Nov 23, 1987 · 60m
  • E9
    Do I Know You?
    Aired · Tue, Jan 5, 1988 · 60m
  • E10
    Old Flames
    Aired · Tue, Jan 12, 1988 · 60m
  • E11
    Trading Places
    Aired · Tue, Jan 19, 1988 · 60m
  • E12
    Shadow of a Doubt
    Aired · Tue, Jan 26, 1988 · 60m
  • E13
    Hello Goodbye
    Aired · Tue, Feb 9, 1988 · 60m
  • E14
    School Daze
    Aired · Tue, Feb 16, 1988 · 60m
  • E15
    Land of the Free
    Aired · Tue, Feb 23, 1988 · 60m
  • E16
    A Class Act
    Aired · Tue, Mar 15, 1988 · 60m
  • E17
    Button, Button
    Aired · Tue, Mar 22, 1988 · 60m
  • E18
    Amends
    Aired · Tue, Mar 29, 1988 · 60m
  • E19
    Friendly Fire
    Aired · Tue, Apr 5, 1988 · 60m
  • E20
    Yup
    Aired · Mon, May 2, 1988 · 60m
  • E21
    A Fair Shake (1)
    Aired · Mon, May 16, 1988 · 60m
  • E22
    A Fair Shake (2)
    Aired · Mon, May 16, 1988 · 60m