Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1982)

Overview

Season one picks up where the original made-for-TV movie left off--with Cagney and Lacey on their first undercover assignment as prostitutes. Other episodes introduce Cagney's father, a retired cop that helps out with a case, investigation of a human smuggling ring, and accusations of racism in the wake of a gang murder.

Cast

Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey
Tyne Daly

as Mary Beth Lacey

Meg Foster as Christine Cagney
Meg Foster

as Christine Cagney

John Karlen as Harvey Lacey
John Karlen

as Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman as Lieutenant Bert Samuels
Al Waxman

as Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Carl Lumbly as Mark Petrie
Carl Lumbly

as Mark Petrie

Martin Kove as Det. Victor Isbecki
Martin Kove

as Det. Victor Isbecki

Sidney Clute as Paul La Guardia
Sidney Clute

as Paul La Guardia

Episodes

You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead) poster

You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead) 1.0

March 25, 1982

The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes

Pop Used to Work Chinatown poster

Pop Used to Work Chinatown 0.0

April 1, 1982

The first appearance of Dick O'Neill as Charlie Cagney. The case occurs in Chinatown, where Charlie just happened to wo…

Beyond the Golden Door poster

Beyond the Golden Door 0.0

April 8, 1982

An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.

Street Scene poster

Street Scene 0.0

April 15, 1982

Hispanic gang member is killed.

Suffer the Children poster

Suffer the Children 0.0

April 22, 1982

Better Than Equal poster

Better Than Equal 0.0

April 29, 1982

C&L are assigned to protect a feminist, only not a Gloria Steinem type, but a Phyllis Schlafy type. This episode was ve…