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Cagney and Lacey

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TV Series

The Resume

    (March 25, 1982-May 16, 1988)
    Police drama series
    Originally aired on CBS
    Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey
    Sharon Gless as Christine Cagney (seasons 2-7)
    Meg Foster as Christine Cagney (season 1)
    Al Waxman as Lt. Bert Samuels
    John Karlen as Harvey Lacey
    Carly Lumbly as Marcus Petrie
    Harvey Atkins as Ronald Colman
    Martin Kove as Victor Isbecki
    Premise: The story of two very different-minded women who are partners in crime

Why Cagney and Lacey might be annoying:

    Originally actress Meg Foster played the role of Cagney in season one.
    However, she was replaced by Sharon Gless because CBS deemed Foster too aggressive and too likely to be perceived as a lesbian by the viewers.
    CBS nearly cancelled the show after its second season because of low ratings.
    Some people dubbed it as a 'female Starsky and Hutch.'
    Cagney suffered from alcoholism.

Why Cagney and Lacey might not be annoying:

    Creators Barney Rosenzweig and Barbara Corday refused to change Christine Cagney from a tough, witty, working-class woman to a high-class snob as CBS executives demanded.
    Die-hard fans resurrected the show from cancellation and the series would end up in the top ten highest rated shows for several years.
    Daly and Gless combined to win the Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama six straight years in a row, a winning streak unmatched in any major category by a show.
    The show itself was named Best Drama for two consecutive years.
    After the series concluded, four television movies featuring the characters were aired between 1994 and 1996.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying