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Every episode of Cagney & Lacey Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 1

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...

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  1. 7.8/10(68 votes)

    #1 - Suffer the Children

    S1:E5

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    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.8/10(70 votes)

    #2 - Better Than Equal

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.6/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Beyond the Golden Door

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.2/10(83 votes)

    #4 - Pop Used to Work Chinatown

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Georg Stanford Brown
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.1/10(123 votes)

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

    S1:E1

    The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes

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    Director:Georg Stanford Brown
    Writer:N/A
  6. 6.8/10(73 votes)

    #6 - Street Scene

    S1:E4

    Hispanic gang member is killed.

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    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Suffer the Children" is the best rated episode of "Cagney & Lacey" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 68 votes. Directed by Ray Danton and written by N/A, it aired on 4/22/1982. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Better Than Equal".