Cagney & Lacey S1E2 — Pop Used to Work Chinatown

7.2

Cagney & Lacey•Season 1•Episode 2

Pop Used to Work Chinatown

7.2/10 · 104 votesApr 1, 198245 min

Ranked #4 of 6 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

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.

Directed byGeorg Stanford Brown

Written byBrian McKay

Previous episodeE1 · You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)Next episodeE3 · Beyond the Golden Door

Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 7.1

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

E2 7.2Now viewing

Pop Used to Work Chinatown

E3 7.6

Beyond the Golden Door

Street Scene

Suffer the Children

Better Than Equal

Cast7

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Meg Foster

Christine Cagney

John Karlen

Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman

Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Carl Lumbly

Mark Petrie

Martin Kove

Det. Victor Isbecki

Sidney Clute

Paul La Guardia

Crew3

Georg Stanford Brown

Director

Nelson Riddle

Original Music Composer

Brian McKay

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Pop Used to Work Chinatown" is episode 2 of Cagney & Lacey season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 104 votes, ranking #4 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Georg Stanford Brown and written by Brian McKay, it aired on April 1, 1982.

Next: E3 · Beyond the Golden Door Best of Season 1