Cagney & Lacey (1982) Web Series — Cast, Story & Where to Watch | MovieLinkBD

Cagney & Lacey (1982) is a crime, drama web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Cagney & Lacey online in HD.

Cagney & Lacey — Storyline

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday
• Starring: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, John Karlen, Al Waxman, Martin Kove, Harvey Atkin

Cagney & Lacey — Series Details

Cagney & Lacey — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead) (1982-03-25) — The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes
• E2: Pop Used to Work Chinatown (1982-04-01) — 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 a
• E3: Beyond the Golden Door (1982-04-08) — An illegal immigrant is murdered, and the trail leads to a large racket in modern-day slave trading.
• E4: Street Scene (1982-04-15) — Hispanic gang member is killed.
• E5: Suffer the Children (1982-04-22) — Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
• E6: Better Than Equal (1982-04-29) — 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 2

• E1: Witness to An Incident (1982-10-25) — One of the uniforms accidentally kills a civilian, mistaking him for a perp. C&L both see it, but they have very different recollections of the event. Marquette and Samuels pressur
• E2: One of Our Own (1982-11-01) — A uniform cop is shot in a restaurant. The assumption is that the cop was shot because he knew too much, but it was actually mistaken identity. The B story is that the precinct is
• E3: Beauty Burglars (1982-11-08) — A group of baddies is preying on wealthy patrons of beauty shops. They get into these shops by pretending to be policemen. C&L get to head up the task force, and Cagney befriends o
• E4: High Steel (1982-11-15) — A construction worker falls to his death, and everyone thinks it's an accident, including Isbecki, who lets the ladies take over the case. You see, Harvey knew the fellow, and he t
• E5: Hot Line (1982-11-22) — A group of unrelated stranglings has the NYPD very worried. Turns out all the women work for telephone erotic hotlines. There's a very funny scene where C&L go to investigate and t
• E6: Internal Affairs (1982-11-29) — The 14th precinct has an informer in its midst. The undercover agents working on a truck hijacking are getting exposed. IAD ""asks"" C&L to investigate, since they're ""outsiders."
• E7: Mr. Lonelyhearts (1982-12-06) — A farmer from Vermont comes in looking for his wife, who has disappeared in New York City. Seems that she has ""married"" several men, and is collecting money from all of them.
• E8: Conduct Unbecoming (1982-12-13) — C&L and another detective are working on a case involving some illegal weapons. The catch is that the third detective has just had his picture turn up in a gay magazine. Is he gay?
• E9: I'll Be Home for Christmas (1982-12-20) — A Christmas episode, lighter than usual. The ""villain"" is a nebbish who steals from parking meters. When he gets arrested, he makes off with a squad car, which so enrages Samuels
• E10: Recreational Use (1982-12-27) — C&L are assigned to work for Sgt. Dory McKenna on a murder investigation. The baddy is a slumlord who is trying to get rid of his tenants so he can make a co-op out of his building
• E11: Hopes and Dreams (1983-01-10) — A gang of thieves have an intriguing modus operandi. They wait until a family is at a funeral and then break in and steal everything. One of the victims is a crippled girl.
• E12: The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (1983-01-17) — Albert Grand is the most famous jewel thief in the world. He has even written a book about his career. Can the elegant dog lover who stops a petty crime really be the great thief?
• E13: Affirmative Action (1983-01-24) — A new detective has been assigned to the 14th. Lacey thinks it's nice to have another woman; Cagney thinks she's incompetent
• E14: Open and Shut Case (1983-01-31) — Lacey is the main witness in an open-and-shut case, only it isn't that open-and-shut. in the ""B"" story, a witness in an old rape case has to testify. The defendants' strategy is
• E15: Jane Doe #37 (1983-02-14) — a bag lady, is murdered. Only Cagney cares what happened, and strives to find the woman's real name. The ""B"" plot is very funny: our heroines are assigned to do recruiting, and w
• E16: Date Rape (1983-02-21) — It's a rape case, but the victim knew her assailant, which makes it date rape. Cagney and Harvey think the woman asked for it; Lacey is more supportive. The ""B"" story is that the
• E17: Burn Out (1983-03-07) — The ""A"" story is that Cagney goes undercover as a nun to investigate the theft of drugs from a hospital. The ""B"" story is that she goes alone because Lacey has gone off AWOL. A
• E18: Chop Shop (1983-03-14) — When C&L screw up a backup assignment, Isbecki is taken hostage. The situation gets worse when Petri kills a child. As the child is black, public relations thinks they can solve th
• E19: Let Them Eat Pretzels (1983-03-21) — A poor Jewish man is hit by a car, and we know who did it. The problem is that he's the son of an Arabian diplomat, and safe as long as he stays in the embassy. After he escapes tw
• E20: The Gang's All Here (1983-03-28) — To celebrate Petri's promotion to detective first grade, the gang goes out to celebrate. Alas, they get robbed (including their guns and shields), and have to restore face. LaGuard
• E21: A Cry for Help (1983-05-02) — The "A" story is that a con man is doing very well, but when he's arrested as he's fleeing, there's nothing of value in his suitcase. The "B" story is that one of the cops working
• E22: The Informant (1983-05-09) — To find out who's selling drugs to high school students, C&L use a teenage informer. But the youth is not to be trusted, and the detectives wind up with eggs on their face when it

Season 3

• E1: Matinee (1984-03-19) — A wealthy Westchester housewife is found dead in the city. Since Cagney comes from a well- off family in Westchester, we get to learn a little bit about her background. The ""B"" s
• E2: A Killer's Dozen (1984-03-26) — The uniforms are on strike, and the detectives must wear uniforms and go back on the street, all the while solving the case of the ""Don Juan Strangler."" This is the first episode
• E3: Victimless Crime (1984-04-16) — The ladies happen on a porno movie filming, and the next day the leading man dies. The female star would make a great witness, but she doesn't want to talk
• E4: The Bounty Hunter (1984-04-23) — This time it's clear who the bad guy is. But he's being pursued for bail jumping by a bounty hunter. The bounty hunter not only has a legal right, if he can find him, but he makes
• E5: Baby Broker (1984-04-30) — When an abandoned infant is turned in, C&L go to work on a baby-broker scheme. The baby is deaf, and Mary Beth wants to take it home for child #3. (This was shown before Tyne Daly'
• E6: Partners (1984-05-07) — Cagney gets show by a bad guy early in the episode. Not to worry, she solves the case from her hospital bed. She has to, because Mary Beth gets stuck with a real dweeb as a replace
• E7: Choices (1984-05-14) — The crime story is a sequel to #16 (slumlord trying to get rid of tenants.) The witness has died, since the defense strategy is to stall, so C&L have to find new witnesses.

Season 4

• E1: Child Witness (1984-10-15) — A little girl appears to have been molested by her babysitter, but the girl's father doesn't want her to testify, not because he's a bad guy, but because he doesn't want her to fac
• E2: Heat (1984-10-22) — Mary Beth is taken hostage by a very dangerous man.
• E3: Insubordination (1984-10-29) — Dory McKenna is back, rehabilitated from cocaine, and C&L again get to assist him. Meanwhile, Samuels must deal with a former subordinate who is now a captain and wants to ""improv
• E4: Old Debts (1984-11-05) — A cop killer has just been paroled. C&L have to guard him for only a little while, but of course he gets killed on their shift. This was a popular killing, but the ladies don't lik
• E5: Fathers and Daughters (1984-11-12) — Both the wife and daughter confess to a killing, but they can't both have done it. ADA Feldberg has a great time sarcastically pointing out how two confessions are not better than
• E6: Taxicab Murders (1984-11-19) — This is the only episode with the title displayed. The cabbies of New York are disappearing, and the detectives drive shifts to find the killer. This so worries Michael Lacey that
• E7: Unusual Occurrence (1984-11-26) — Cagney shoots an Hispanic teenager. It doesn't matter that he attacked her or that he was full of angel dust – the local press has her drawn and quartered.
• E8: Thank God It's Monday (1984-12-03) — The 14th Precinct has done its paperwork so badly that everyone (except for Petrie) has to come in over the weekend and clear it up. but C&L discover a statute of limitations that'
• E9: Hooked (1984-12-10) — Dory's sponsor in the cocaine rehabilitation program is caught with cocaine. When Dory defends him, Chris has to consider the possibility that Dory is still using it himself
• E10: Lady Luck (1984-12-17) — The episode begins with Mary Beth talking a successful businesswoman out of jumping off a ledge. Not so successful – she has a good income, but horrendous gambling debts. When she
• E11: Out of Control (1984-12-31) — The crime story concerns a cat burglar who never uses a gun. Yet somebody gets shot. Chris is now sufficiently involved with Dory to meet his kids by a prior marriage
• E12: American Dream (1985-01-07) — A company is getting ahead in business by some well-placed fires. The small firms can choose between burning and blackmail
• E13: Happily Ever After (1985-01-14) — Dory finally pops the question. Will Christine marry him? Of course he will; there's just a few things to iron out. The crime story concerns a fellow who works in the credit depart
• E14: Rules of the Game (1985-01-28) — C&L think it's wonderful to be assigned to a hot case under the hot Captain Hennessey. it seems that his interest in Chris is more personal than professional. Finally, Chris announ
• E15: Stress (1985-02-04) — Cagney is a witness to a stabbing. The bad guy has the charming habit of erasing people he doesn't like, such as witnesses, and he goes after her
• E16: Who Says It's Fair (1) (1985-02-11) — A two parter where Mary Beth discovers that she has a lump in her breast, but she refuses to talk about it or do anything about it. Chris finds out when Harvey gets worried and sne
• E17: Who Says It's Fair (2) (1985-02-18)
• E18: Lost and Found (1985-02-25) — Cagney's car (a yellow Corvette) has been stolen and boy is she mad. She doesn't get much help from Mary Beth, who is convalescing at home and considering quitting for good. The go
• E19: Two Grand (1985-03-04) — In a sequel to #18, the noted jewel thief Albert Grand returns. All Chris asks of him is that he not give her anything stolen. It is considered a classic episode for Albert Grand's
• E20: Con Games (1985-03-11) — Cagney's sexual harassment case comes to trial (follow up to #49). Lacey is busy with the bunco squad. She manages to get approached by a completely different bunco scam and reels
• E21: Violation (1985-03-18) — A teenager is thrown into a very tough jail by mistake for am minor offense and gets raped. The angry parents file a lawsuit for $7 million dollars against the NYPD
• E22: Organized Crime (1985-04-08) — When a nun is killed, C&L assume it's their case. However, the nun's family was friends with the Godfather, and the ladies find themselves with some very efficient but unwanted ass

Season 5

• E1: On the Street (1985-09-30) — A teenager has run away from her wealthy home, preferring prostitution to Princeton. Cagney and Lacey need her to testify against her pimp
• E2: Ordinary Hero (1985-10-07) — Cagney and Lacey have no trouble with a case, thanks to their star witness. Alas, he's an illegal alien, who can only stay in the country until the trial ends. When the baddy takes
• E3: The Psychic (1985-10-21) — A psychic is hired to find a missing woman (hired by the family of the woman). Cagney senses trouble.
• E4: Lottery (1985-10-28) — After the New York State Lottery has paid out millions, here comes another ticket. Somebody has a fake, but who? In the B story, Harvey and Mary Beth must face an IRS audit
• E5: Entrapment (1985-11-04) — Cagney and Lacey try to nail drug dealer Mansfield. But their case rests on Chris' unsubstantiated conversation with him. Mary Beth would rather go bowling than lie, but she has to
• E6: The Clinic (1985-11-11) — Cagney and Lacey escort a poor Latina to an abortion clinic, as she's afraid to run the gauntlet of protestors. When the clinic is firebombed and someone dies, it becomes murder. W
• E7: Mothers & Sons (1985-11-25) — There's good evidence against a suspect, but his mother insists that he was at home with her. As long as the suspect has an alibi, he's all right
• E8: Filial Duty (1985-12-02) — Charlie Cagney's drinking begins to catch up with him and he winds up in the hospital. Lacey, now well advanced in her pregnancy, wants to get off the street and into a desk
• E9: Old Ghosts (1985-12-09) — Cagney sees a robbery in progress, gives chase, loses the perp, and then gets into trouble because she didn't catch the guy. She doesn't like being accused of cowardice. Brother Br
• E10: Power (1985-12-16) — Samuels' absence gives Cagney a chance to shine as temporary commander. Inspector Knelman gives her her orders – put Lacey on maternity leave. This is considered a classic episode
• E11: Play It Again, Santa (1985-12-23) — A Christmas episode, where Cagney is teamed with Newman to solve a dispute over who has rights to a song. Since Chris just had a fight with David, maybe Newman will be a romantic p
• E12: The Rapist (aka Rebukes) (1986-01-06) — Also given to me as ""The Rapist, Part 1"")"" As a temporary replacement for Lacey, Sara Jones seems like a fine detective, and very gungho on finding a rapist. Too gungho – she de
• E13: Act of Conscience (1986-01-13) — Cagney's new partner, Michael Moriarty, is famous – he ""ratted"" on some cops on the take. The other police officers will have nothing to do with him – in fact, Coleman has a ""bo
• E14: DWI (1986-01-20) — To gain more command experience, Cagney commands the night shift, with its own bunch of wackos. The cop case is a hit-and-run drunken driver. Cagney must convince the driver's girl
• E15: The Gimp (1986-01-27) — Handicapped people are being robbed, and a wheelchair activist wants the NYPD to do something about it. Cagney goes undercover by appearing as a handicapped individual in a wheelch
• E16: Family Connections (1986-02-10) — This is sometimes referred to as Cagney & Lacey's ""Lucy and Ethel"" episode for its comedic touches. At last, Lacey has baby Alice. (It did seem like the longest pregnancy on reco
• E17: Post Partum (1986-02-17) — A West Point cadet is facing court martial and refuses to talk because of his honor code. David Keeler is sure that the cadet is innocent, so Chris goes up to help out. Lacey has a
• E18: The Man Who Shot Trotsky (1986-03-03) — In a sequel to #62,Cagney and a back-on-duty-again Lacey go after Mansfield again. Cagney's informant is a street-smart Hispanic youth – is he tough enough to handle Mansfield?
• E19: Exit Stage Centre (1986-03-10) — An actress in a play has died, and it appears to be suicide. However, when the ladies start digging around, they discover that everybody in the play hates everybody else – plenty o
• E20: Capitalism (1986-04-07) — A Cambodian lawyer who specialized in helping his fellow countrymen is killed. Further investigation reveals that he made a lot of money off other Cambodian's misfortunes.
• E21: Extradition (1986-05-05) — Cagney and Lacey get a sweetheart trip – to Los Angeles to bring back a bail jumper
• E22: A Safe Place (1986-05-12) — A thief gets more than he expected, when the goods include plutonium. He needs to be caught quickly, so that his radiation sickness can be treated
• E23: Model Citizen (1986-05-25) — A labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead.
• E24: Parting Shots (1986-05-26) — A labor leader is killed. Once again, the victim seems to have led a blameless life, yet someone wanted him dead. In the B plot, Cagney's niece (who we met in #78) comes for a visi

Season 6

• E1: Schedule One (1986-09-29) — Detective Newman is just walking down the street, celebrating a successful collar, when he is shot down. A cop killed is always taken very seriously.
• E2: Culture Clash (1986-10-06) — An Islamic girl from a very devout family wants to be more American. No arranged marriage for her; she'd rather go to Malibu.When she turns up dead, Cagney and Lacey must face her
• E3: Sorry, Right Number (1986-10-20) — Lacey and Isbecki are trapped in an elevator. Of course it's the hottest day of the year, and Victor is claustrophobic. The episode also features character actor Stanley Kamel as D
• E4: Disenfranchised (aka Incest) (1986-10-27) — (Also given to me as ""Incest."") A girl says that their father is molesting the younger daughter, who is too young to testify. How does she know? Because she was molested herself.
• E5: Role Call (1986-11-03) — In a self-referential show, the 14th is visited by a TV star, ""Detective Deedee,"" who has permission from the brass to learn how real policemen work. She especially wants to lear
• E6: The Zealot (1986-11-10) — An assistant D.A. has devoted his entire career to prosecuting child pornography. When he turns up dead, Cagney (who would have liked to have gotten to know him better) thinks one
• E7: The Marathon (1986-11-24) — The 14th precinct has to help support the annual New York City marathon. One of the (white) runners is from South Africa, and is facing death threats if she runs. Cagney and Lacey
• E8: Rites of Passage (1986-12-01) — A college sorority initiate falls off a building. The detectives suspect a hazing prank gone sour, but the sorority sisters won't talk.
• E9: Revenge (1986-12-08) — When someone who Petrie held a grudge against is killed, Marcus is the suspect. In the B plot, Chris dates a reporter and discovers that he has a hidden agenda.
• E10: To Thine Own Self Be True (aka The Rapist II) (1986-12-15) — In a sequel to episode #69, Sara Jones goes on trial. She wants Cagney to back up her story, but Cagney won't do it.
• E11: Cost of Living (1987-01-12) — In a sequel to episode #75, Mansfield goes on trial. He's done something clever – he's hired David Keeler to defend him. David explains how principled he is. Chris tells him to go
• E12: Waste Deep (1987-01-19) — A toy company is dumping toxic wastes, and a gungho environmentalist is willing to do whatever it takes to get Cagney and Lacey to investigate.
• E13: Favors (1987-01-26) — The detectives go after a corrupt judge. but he has an ""in"" – he's an old friend of Charlie Cagney's. Cagney also has to do the performance reviews, and smoke flies when she does
• E14: Ahead of the Game (1987-02-02) — Story by Allison Hock. The crime story hits close to home here. The Laceys are burglarized and Mary Beth must deal with Detective Dupnick from Queens. Of course, she's neglected al
• E15: Easy Does It (1987-02-09) — The detectives go undercover at Alcoholics Anonymous to find out who's holding up AA meetings. At a session for co-dependents they meet Donna, Charlie's girlfriend, who's figured o
• E16: To Sir, With Love (1987-02-16) — Story by Sandy Sprung and Marcy Vosburgh. Samuels is getting the Distinguished Service Award at a banquet. All Cagney and Lacey have to do is plan the banquet, coordinate the enter
• E17: Divine Couriers (1987-02-23) — A spiritualist has a new gimmick. She charges people to get messages to their dead loved ones by hiring terminally ill people as messengers. The funny thing is that everyone except
• E18: Right to Remain Silent (1987-03-09) — A deaf girl is suspected of murder. Could someone with such a severe handicap commit a crime like that? Also, a drunken David Keeler appears on Cagney's door step begging her forgi
• E19: Special Treatment (1987-03-16) — Lacey participates in a protest march against nuclear weapons. She gets arrested and thrown to the tender mercies of Detective Dupnick.
• E20: Happiness is a Warm Gun (1987-03-23) — This time it's Lacey's turn to get shot. She isn't hurt as badly as Cagney was, but the trauma sends them to the police psychiatrist. Lacey is saved from certain death by her bulle
• E21: Turn, Turn, Turn (1) (1987-03-30) — Charlie's drinking finally catches up with him and he goes to the Great Bar in the Sky. Chris and brother Brian send him off with a wake at Flannery's. But Chris can't handle it, a
• E22: Turn, Turn, Turn (2) (1987-03-30) — In the B plot, Lacey rescues a child from a burning car and then has to return the child to the proper mother.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Cagney & Lacey have? 7 season(s) with 125 episodes.

Who created Cagney & Lacey? Barbara Avedon, Barbara Corday.

Where can I watch Cagney & Lacey? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.