Movie: Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

Top 10 Billed Cast

Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit

Christine Cagney

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Al Waxman
Al Waxman

Lt. Bert Samuels

Joan Copeland
Joan Copeland

Miss Friedlander

Ronald Hunter
Ronald Hunter

Harvey Lacey

Yvette Hawkins
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

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  • Overview

    Cagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-dominated police department in this feature-length pilot that sparked the popular, long-running series.

  • Release Date

    1981-10-08

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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