Mace Neufeld production / Barney Rosenzweig production / Orion Television
for
The CBS Television Network
Created by Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday
Executive Producer Barney Rosenzweig
Executive in Charge of Production Stan Neufeld (end credits)
Produced by April Smith, Joseph Stern (season 2 -first half)
Produced by Terry Louise Fisher, Steve Brown (season 3 - second half)
Produced by Peter Lefcourt (season 3)
Produced by Steve Brown, Terry Louise Fisher, Peter Lefcourt (season 4)
Produced by Steve Brown, Liz Coe (season 5 - 1st half)
Produced by Ralph S. Singleton & Patricia Green (season 5 - 2nd half)
Co-producer, P. K. Knelman (season 5)
Produced by Ralph S. Singleton & Georgia Jeffries (season 6) / Co-producer, P. K. Knelman (season 6)
Produced by Ralph S. Singleton (season 7) / co-producer, P. K. Knelman (season 7)
US Police Drama series 1981-88 2hr pilot + 125 episodes x 60 min color
starring
[TD] Tyne Daly as Det. Mary Beth Lacey (1981-88) (all episodes)
[SG] Sharon Gless as Det. Christine Cagney #3 (1982-88)(season 2-7)
[MF] Meg Foster as Det. Christine Cagney #2 (1982) (season 1)
[LS] Loretta Switt as Det. Christine Cagney #1 (1981) (pilot)
co-starring
[AW] Al Waxman as Lt. Bert Samuels
[JK] John Karlen as Harvey Lacey, Mary Beth's husband)
[MK] Martin Kove as Det. Victor Isbecki
[SC] Sidney Clute as Lt. Paul LaGuardia (died 2Oct85)
[CL] Carl Lumbly as Det. Marcus Petrie (exit #106 5Oct87)
[HA] Harvey Atkin as Desk Sgt. Ronald Coleman
Paul Mantee as Lt. Al Corassa
[RH] Robert Hegyes as Det. Manny Esposito (1986-1988) (fan)
[BP] Barry Primus as Sgt. Dory McKenna (1984-1985)
[DS] Dan Shor as Det. Jonah Newman (1985-1986) (exit #ep81 26May86)
[SM] Stephen Macht as David Keeler (1985-1988)
[TWS] Troy Slaten as Michael Lacey (Lacey's youngest son)
[TLT] Tony LaTorre as Harvey Lacey, Jr. (Lacey's eldest son age 14 in season 3 (1982-88)
Michael Fairman as Deputy Inspector Knelman
Jason Bernard as Deputy Inspector Marquette (1982-1983)
Merry Clayton as Det. Verna Dee Jordan (entry #108 - Oct 1987)
Jonelle Allen as Claudia Petrie #1 / Vonetta McGee as Claudia Petrie #2
"Cagney and Lacey" theme music composed by Bill Conti
Premise:
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.
Awards for "Cagney & Lacey"
Golden Globes, USA
Year/ Result/ Award/ Category/Recipient(s)
1986 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama
Sharon Gless - For playing "Det. Chris Cagney".
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1988 Won Q Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Sharon Gless
Best Quality Drama Series
1987 Won Q Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Sharon Gless
Best Quality Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series John Karlen
1986 Won Q Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Sharon Gless
Best Quality Drama Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series John Karlen
1985 Won Q Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Sharon Gless
Best Quality Drama Series
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Cagney And Lacey (pilot TV movie)
8-Oct-81
Filmways Television / Mace Neufeld Productions
Produced by Harry R. Sherman / Associate Producer, Abe Milrad
Teleplay by Barbara Avedon / Story by Barbara Corday
Directed by Ted Post
Cast
Loretta Swit ... Det. Christine Cagney
Tyne Daly ... Det. Mary Beth Lacey
Al Waxman ... Lt. Bert Samuels
Joan Copeland ... Mrs. Friedlander
Ronald Hunter ... Harvey Lacey
Yvette Hawkins ... Female
Carl Lumbly ... Det. Mark Petrie
Gerard Parkes ... Capt. Wells
Ben Hammer ... Schirmer
Harvey Atkin ... Desk Sgt. Ronald Coleman
Anna Berger ... Mrs. Goldman
Patrick Brymer ... Macho John
Neil Dainard ... Taylor
Lili Francks ... Honey
Richard Yearwood ... Randy
Loretta Swit and Tyne Daly are police detectives investigating a murder in this pilot TV Movie for the series.
Loretta Swit plays Cagney and Ronald Hunter plays Harvey. Very strange to see someone other than John Karlen.
As the show begins, our heroines are mere cops in uniform. They make a great bust and get promoted to detective.
Their first assignment is vice work as undercover prostitutes. However, Chris is very gungho and starts investigation
the murder of a diamond merchant.
The look and feel of this show is different, and Samuels is not the boss, but a senior detective.
The movie was a tremendous ratings smash.