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Cagney et Lacey
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Pilot

  • Episode aired Oct 8, 1981
  • 1h 40m
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7.5/10
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Tyne Daly and Loretta Swit in Pilot (1981)
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Cagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-dominated police department. The weekly program was variously a "cop show", a relationship dra... Read allCagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-dominated police department. The weekly program was variously a "cop show", a relationship drama, and an "issues vehicle".Cagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-dominated police department. The weekly program was variously a "cop show", a relationship drama, and an "issues vehicle".

  • Director
    • Ted Post
  • Writers
    • Barbara Avedon
    • Barbara Corday
  • Stars
    • Loretta Swit
    • Tyne Daly
    • Al Waxman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    233
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    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Barbara Avedon
      • Barbara Corday
    • Stars
      • Loretta Swit
      • Tyne Daly
      • Al Waxman
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Loretta Swit
    Loretta Swit
    • Det. Christine Cagney
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Mary Beth Lacey
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    • Lt. Bert Samuels
    Joan Copeland
    Joan Copeland
    • Mrs. Friedlander
    Ronald Hunter
    Ronald Hunter
    • Harvey Lacey
    Yvette Hawkins
    • Female Hudson
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • Mark Petrie
    Gerard Parkes
    Gerard Parkes
    • Capt. Wells
    Ben Hammer
    Ben Hammer
    • Schirmer
    Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    • Desk Sergeant
    Anna Berger
    Anna Berger
    • Mrs. Goldman
    Patrick Brymer
    • Macho John
    Neil Dainard
    • Taylor
    Lili Francks
    • Honey
    Richard Yearwood
    Richard Yearwood
    • Randy
    Jefferson Mappin
    Jefferson Mappin
    • Isbecki
    Nicky Fylan
    • Pickpocket
    Michael Gorrin
    Michael Gorrin
    • Hasidic Broker
    • Director
      • Ted Post
    • Writers
      • Barbara Avedon
      • Barbara Corday
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    10Sylviastel

    Best Friends, Partners and Actresses!

    Cagney and Lacey was the drama series of two female cops, Mary Beth Lacey, married with three children to Carl, and Christine Cagney, the single or divorced partner. They were played to the hilt by perennial Emmy Winners, Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless. You just couldn't imagine one without the other. It was the Laverne and Shirley in the New York City Police Department. Of course, the show was much better written than most police dramas today. Neither Cagney or Lacey were attractive in the conventional terms but Cagney had a blonde hair. These were mature women playing mature women. There was never anything unusual about their relationship. After all they were working in a man's field, networks wouldn't raise questions if it was two men instead of two women. I can't recall when Gless or Daly dissed one another personally or professionally. They were magic on screen with their dynamic personalities. The New York City Police Department hired two women who were smart and pleased to be police officers doing their job and nobody male or female did it as well or better than Cagney and Lacey in the toughest neighborhoods in the city. Cagney and Lacey was brought back by popular demand for a reason.
    siderius

    Women detectives on the NYPD? Meet Cagney and Lacey!

    This was the pilot movie for the television series Cagney and Lacey. Tyne Daly is Mary Beth Lacey and Loretta Switt is the first of three actresses to play Christine Cagney. The premise: two female uniformed cops (two of the first on the NYPD)are promoted to detective and struggle to be taken seriously as cops by their fellow detectives. In the meantime they are stuck on hooker detail. Cagney, of course, takes things into her own hands and tackles a diamond-smuggling case on her own. Many of the elements of the later television show are there: the relationship between the two women; the conflict between job and personal life and the role of women in a "man's profession". Lacey is a tough sensible cop who is also a dedicated mother trying to fit both work and family into her life. Cagney was born to be a cop - she is single, driven, and likes to play a single hand. Together they are a great team. I liked the movie and would recommend it for fans of Cagney and Lacey and as a cop movie with a twist.
    6jwpeel-1

    Cagney - Bad Cop... Lacey - Good Cop

    For a pilot, this is an excellent script and most of the elements of the soon-to-be hit television series are firmly in place here. The unfortunate part is the miscasting of Loretta (Hot Lips) Switt as Christine Cagney. I can't help but think that the story line about a killer in the midst of the Hasidic community was somehow inspired by the movie "Marathon Man." The script is quite exciting, and worth a watch, but Ms. Swit and the actor who plays Harvey Lacy almost sabotage the film but not quite. After the pilot sold, Meg Foster played Christine Cagney until she was removed from the series under much speculation that the partnership of her with Tyne Daly was seen by executives as two lesbians. Eventually, Sharon Gless got the part that was intended for her in the first place, and a much better theme was also added to the mix. I can't remember the name of the actor who played Harvey in this pilot, but he seemed far too wussy to be a respected construction worker. I can only think of that this was an attempt by the producers to make a sensitive male. Anyway, I much preferred John Karlen in that role. Apparently, so did most viewers. It is interesting to see the differences from one actor to the next in the second lead, but Sharon Gless will forever be the greatest Cagney for me and millions of others. I can't think of a better testament to an actor than that. Tyne Daly is always a joy to watch, but then I may be slightly prejudiced since I have been a fan of hers and her work since they view guest starring roles on her ex-husband's old TV show "The Rookies."
    3mm-39

    TV crap before its time

    TV crap before its time. I really hated watching this show, and movie. I could never watch more that half a show an be able to digest it. At least the A team was meant to be unbelievable and half acted intentionally. The acting is just horrible, along with the scripts. Not to rain on anyones praid, but the lead actress is always a b actress, and on the annoying side. At least police women was athletic and looked like she could run, to add realism to the show. There was to much personal baggage which dragged down the story's plot. I remember the guilty kid with the family story and she new the kid would phone, but when the add the personal bagged which takes away from the plot the creators lose the audience. A mortal sin in writing. Mid-life trouble and police work do not mix. One has to be spliced or intertwined the concept or the story drags. Make's the lead protagonist look unprofessional, and hurts what the character is about. The female lead in Hunter was hard as nails, and professional which gave realism to the show. There is no such inter play or humor with the lead actress with this movie.
    10maineguy_04043

    Greatest TV Show Ever!

    I love this! This was the best TV show every written or produced I've watched every episode 3 or 4 times! This show rocks! Best acting, best scripts all the way down the line.

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    • Trivia
      The script for the movie was written in the mid-1970s. It took many years for the script to be produced because the networks felt that there was no audience for a realistic show about policewomen (except for the popular four-season drama Sergent Anderson (1974)). When this TV movie aired, it was a ratings smash and inspired a successful series of the same name.
    • Goofs
      Detective's Cagney and Lacey are at the pistol range firing their Smith & Wesson .38 Special caliber model 10 revolvers. Cagney is using a proper two handed grip. Lacey, on the other hand is using some sort of a cup and saucer grip where she rest the revolver and her strong in the palm of her support hand. Two NYPD officers trained at approximately the same time in the same way and Lacey holds her gun completely wrong.
    • Quotes

      Det. Christine Cagney: I've got to find this man. He's a murderer.

    • Connections
      Followed by Cagney et Lacey (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't That The Way
      by Michael Stull

      Sung by Marie Cain

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Filmways Television
      • Mace Neufeld Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3
      • 1.33 : 1

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