Season 1

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.

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 145 min1982-03-25

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

The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes

Episode 245 min1982-04-01

Pop Used to Work Chinatown

The first appearance of Dick O'Neill as Charlie Cagney. The case occurs in Chinatown, where Charlie just happened to work, so he helps out. This is the episode where Lacey shoots and kills a fleeing perp.

Episode 345 min1982-04-08

Beyond the Golden Door

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

Episode 445 min1982-04-15

Street Scene

Hispanic gang member is killed.

Episode 545 min1982-04-22

Suffer the Children

Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.

Episode 645 min1982-04-29

Better Than Equal

C&L are assigned to protect a feminist, only not a Gloria Steinem type, but a Phyllis Schlafy type. This episode was very controversial, and several stations refused to run it.

Season Cast

Featured cast for this season.

Cast

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Meg Foster

Christine Cagney

John Karlen

Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman

Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Carl Lumbly

Mark Petrie

Martin Kove

Det. Victor Isbecki

Sidney Clute

Paul La Guardia

Season Media

Posters and videos for this season.

Videos

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Posters

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