The BEST episodes of Cagney & Lacey season 1

Every episode of Cagney & Lacey season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cagney & Lacey season 1!

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD detectives in this landmark series. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the greatest crime-fighting duos of all time.

Last Updated: 2/23/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Better Than Equal
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7.53
19 votes

#1 - Better Than Equal

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/1982

Cagney and Lacey must ignore their feminist sentiments when they are assigned to protect the life of a female Equality Rights Amendment critic.

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You Call This Plain Clothes? (aka Bang, Bang, You're Dead)
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7.22
36 votes

#2 - 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

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Pop Used to Work Chinatown
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7.13
16 votes

#3 - Pop Used to Work Chinatown

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/1982

A Chinatown robbery brings Cagney's retired father (Dick O'Neill) back on the beat.

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Beyond the Golden Door
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7.06
16 votes

#4 - 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.

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Suffer the Children
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7.06
17 votes

#5 - Suffer the Children

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/1982

Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.

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Street Scene
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7.00
15 votes

#6 - Street Scene

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/1982

Cagney and Lacey are accused of racial prejudice when they investigate a gangland beating.

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