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Cagney & Lacey•Season 2•Episode 9

I'll Be Home for Christmas

7.7/10 · 84 votesDec 20, 198245 min

Ranked #19 of 22 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

A Christmas episode, lighter than usual. The ""villain"" is a nebbish who steals from parking meters. When he gets arrested, he makes off with a squad car, which so enrages Samuels that nobody gets to leave early on Christmas Eve. The villain is played by

Directed byBurt Brinckerhoff

Written byRobert Crais

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Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Mary Beth Lacey

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Christine Cagney

John Karlen

John Karlen

Harvey Lacey

Al Waxman

Al Waxman

Lieutenant Bert Samuels

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Mark Petrie

Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Det. Victor Isbecki

Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

Paul La Guardia

Harvey Atkin

Harvey Atkin

Sgt. Ronald Coleman

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Tony La Torre

Harvey Lacey, Jr.

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Burt Brinckerhoff

Burt Brinckerhoff

Director

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Robert Crais

Writer

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Episode Summary

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" is episode 9 of Cagney & Lacey season 2. It scored 7.7/10 from 84 votes, ranking #19 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff and written by Robert Crais, it aired on December 20, 1982.

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