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The Best Episodes of Cagney & Lacey Season 1

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Cagney & Lacey Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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...
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
7.4
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S3
S4
E1
E2
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7.1
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  • Suffer the Children
    7.8/10(66)
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    #1 - Suffer the Children

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 4/22/1982

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    Director: Ray Danton

    Writer: N/A

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  • Better Than Equal
    7.8/10(68)
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    #2 - Better Than Equal

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/29/1982

    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.

    Director: Ray Danton

    Writer: N/A

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  • Beyond the Golden Door
    7.6/10(75)
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    #3 - Beyond the Golden Door

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 4/8/1982

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

    Director: Reza Badiyi

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pop Used to Work Chinatown
    7.2/10(81)
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    #4 - Pop Used to Work Chinatown

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 4/1/1982

    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.

    Director: Georg Stanford Brown

    Writer: N/A

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  • You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)
    7.1/10(121)
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    #5 - You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/25/1982

    The detectives again go undercover as prostitutes

    Director: Georg Stanford Brown

    Writer: N/A

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  • Street Scene
    6.9/10(71)
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    #6 - Street Scene

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 4/15/1982

    Hispanic gang member is killed.

    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 66 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".