Cagney & Lacey: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Cagney & Lacey is a police procedural about two New York City police detectives who live very different lives. Christine Cagney is a single, career-minded woman, while Mary Beth Lacey is a married working mother. The series was set in a fictionalized version of Manhattan's 14th Precinct (known as "Midtown South").

Series details

• Title: Cagney & Lacey
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1982-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 12374
• IMDb ID: tt0083395
• TVDB ID: 77501

Cast and credited roles

• Tyne Daly — Mary Beth Lacey
• Sharon Gless — Christine Cagney
• Loretta Swit — Christine Cagney
• Meg Foster — Christine Cagney
• Al Waxman — Lt. Bert Samuels
• Ronald Hunter — Harvey Lacey
• John Karlen — Harvey Lacey
• Martin Kove — Victor Isbecki
• Carl Lumbly — Mark Petrie
• Harvey Atkin — Ronald Coleman
• Troy Slaten — Michael Lacey
• Tony La Torre — Harvey Lacey, Jr.

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-03-25; final listed air date 1982-04-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-10-25; final listed air date 1983-05-09; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-03-19; final listed air date 1984-05-14; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 1984-10-15; final listed air date 1985-04-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 1985-09-30; final listed air date 1986-05-26; episode order: 24.
• Season 6: premiered 1986-09-29; final listed air date 1987-03-30; episode order: 22.
• Season 7: premiered 1987-09-21; final listed air date 1988-05-16; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

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