Cagney and Lacey ran on American television (CBS) from 1982 to 1988 and starred Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey and after the first six episodes Sharon Gless as Christine Cagney. For the first six episodes the role of Cagney was played by Meg Foster and in the pilot movie Loretta Swift portrayed Cagney. The two women were police detectives in New York City. Lacey was married with two sons and Cagney was single and career-driven. There were TV movies shown after the show ended in 1988. Something int