List of Cagney & Lacey episodes
The following is an episode list for the American television series Cagney & Lacey. A total of 125 episodes were produced, as well as five television movies (the 1981 pilot and four reunion movies in the 1990s).
Series overview
| Season | No. of episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
|---|
| Pilot | 1 | October 8, 1981 |
| 1 | 6 | March 25, 1982 | April 29, 1982 |
| 2 | 22 | October 25, 1982 | May 9, 1983 |
| 3 | 7 | March 19, 1984 | May 14, 1984 |
| 4 | 22 | October 15, 1984 | April 8, 1985 |
| 5 | 24 | September 30, 1985 | May 26, 1986 |
| 6 | 22 | September 29, 1986 | March 30, 1987 |
| 7 | 22 | September 21, 1987 | May 16, 1988 |
Pilot: 1981
Season 1: 1982
- Meg Foster played Det. Christine Cagney for the first six episodes. Sharon Gless took over the role the following season.
Season 2: 1982–1983
- Starting this season Sharon Gless took over the role of Det. Sgt. Christine Cagney.
| No. | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
| 1 (7) | Witness to An Incident | Paul L. Ehrmann and April Smith & Robert Crais & Jeffrey Lane & Frank Abatemarco, story by Paul L. Ehrmann | Alexander Singer | October 25, 1982 |
| 2 (8) | One of Our Own | Robert Crais and April Smith | Reza Badiyi | November 1, 1982 |
| 3 (9) | Beauty Burglars | Robert Crais and April Smith, story by Patt Shea and Robert K. Weiss | Ray Danton | November 8, 1982 |
| 4 (10) | High Steel | Rogers Turrentine | Reza Badiyi | November 15, 1982 |
| 5 (11) | Hot Line | Frank Abatemarco | Leo Penn | November 22, 1982 |
| 6 (12) | Internal Affairs | Aubrey Solomon and Steven Greenburg, story by Joanne Pagliaro | Alexander Singer | November 29, 1982 |
| 7 (13) | Mr. Lonelyhearts | Jeffrey Lane | James Sheldon | December 6, 1982 |
| 8 (14) | Conduct Unbecoming | Rogers Turrentine | Alexander Singer | December 13, 1982 |
| 9 (15) | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Robert Crais | Burt Brinckerhoff | December 20, 1982 |
| 10 (16) | Recreational Use | April Smith | Alexander Singer | December 27, 1982 |
| 11 (17) | Hopes and Dreams | Frank Abatemarco | Peter Levin | January 10, 1983 |
| 12 (18) | The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All | Michael Piller | Victor Lobl | January 17, 1983 |
| 13 (19) | Affirmative Action | Jeffrey Lane | Peter Levin | January 24, 1983 |
| 14 (20) | Open and Shut Case | Terry Louise Fisher and Steve Brown | Nicholas Sgarro | January 31, 1983 |
| 15 (21) | Jane Doe #37 | Peter Lefcourt | Stan Lathan | February 14, 1983 |
| 16 (22) | Date Rape | Steve Brown, story by Terry Louise Fisher and Steve Brown | John Tiffin Patterson | February 21, 1983 |
| 17 (23) | Burn Out | Del Reisman and Chelsea Nickerson | Don Weis | March 7, 1983 |
| 18 (24) | Chop Shop | Kevin Sullivan | Bill Duke | March 14, 1983 |
| 19 (25) | Let Them Eat Pretzels | Peter Lefcourt | Harry Harris | March 21, 1983 |
| 20 (26) | The Gang's All Here | Lee Sheldon | Christian I. Nyby II | March 28, 1983 |
| 21 (27) | A Cry for Help | Terry Louise Fisher and Chris Abbott | Barbara Peters | May 2, 1983 |
| 22 (28) | The Informant | Larry Konner and Ronnie Wenker-Konner | Michael Vejar | May 9, 1983 |
Season 3: Spring 1984
Season 4: 1984–1985
| No. | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
| 1 (36) | Child Witness | Deborah Arakelian | Karen Arthur | October 15, 1984 |
| 2 (37) | Heat | Leo E. Arthur | Karen Arthur | October 22, 1984 |
| 3 (38) | Insubordination | Peter Lefcourt | John Tiffin Patterson | October 29, 1984 |
| 4 (39) | Old Debts | Judy Merl and Paul Eric Myers | John Tiffin Patterson | November 5, 1984 |
| 5 (40) | Fathers and Daughters | Steve Brown | Karen Arthur | November 12, 1984 |
| 6 (41) | Taxicab Murders | Ronni Wenker-Konner | Karen Arthur | November 19, 1984 |
| 7 (42) | Unusual Occurrence | Georgia Jeffries | Alexander Singer | November 26, 1984 |
| 8 (43) | Thank God It's Monday | Peter Lefcourt | Victor Lobl | December 3, 1984 |
| 9 (44) | Hooked | Patricia Green | Karen Arthur | December 10, 1984 |
| 10 (45) | Lady Luck | Lisa Seidman | Gabrielle Beaumont | December 17, 1984 |
| 11 (46) | Out of Control | Judy Merl and Paul Eric Myers | Karen Arthur | December 31, 1984 |
| 12 (47) | American Dream | Harvey Brenner, story by Steve Brown and Harvey Brenner | Sharron Miller | January 7, 1985 |
| 13 (48) | Happily Ever After | Terry Louise Fisher | Alexander Singer | January 14, 1985 |
| 14 (49) | Rules of the Game | Georgia Jeffries | Sharron Miller | January 28, 1985 |
| 15 (50) | Stress | Debra Frank and Scott Rubenstein | Alexander Singer | February 4, 1985 |
| 16 (51) | Who Says It's Fair (1) | Patricia Green, story by Barbara Avedon and others | Ray Danton | February 11, 1985 |
| 17 (52) | Who Says It's Fair (2) | Patricia Green | Ray Danton | February 18, 1985 |
| 18 (53) | Lost and Found | Georgia Jeffries, story by Georgia Jeffries and Les Carter | Al Waxman | February 25, 1985 |
| 19 (54) | Two Grand | Steve Johnson | Alexander Singer | March 4, 1985 |
| 20 (55) | Con Games | Terry Louise Fisher and Steve Brown | Alexander Singer | March 11, 1985 |
| 21 (56) | Violation | Les Carter | Allen Baron | March 18, 1985 |
| 22 (57) | Organized Crime | Terry Louise Fisher and Steve Brown | Stuart Margolin | April 8, 1985 |
Season 5: 1985–1986
| No. | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
| 1 (58) | On the Street | Cynthia Darnell | Alexander Singer | September 30, 1985 |
| 2 (59) | Ordinary Hero | Robert Eisele | Reza Badiyi | October 7, 1985 |
| 3 (60) | The Psychic | Debra Frank and Scott Rubenstein | Ray Danton | October 21, 1985 |
| 4 (61) | Lottery | Steve Johnson | James Frawley | October 28, 1985 |
| 5 (62) | Entrapment | Kevin Sullivan | Al Waxman | November 4, 1985 |
| 6 (63) | The Clinic | Judy Merl and Paul Eric Myers | Alexander Singer | November 11, 1985 |
| 7 (64) | Mothers & Sons | Frank South | Ray Danton | November 25, 1985 |
| 8 (65) | Filial Duty | Richard Gollance | Sharron Miller | December 2, 1985 |
| 9 (66) | Old Ghosts | Georgia Jeffries | Georg Stanford Brown | December 9, 1985 |
| 10 (67) | Power | Patricia Green | James Frawley | December 16, 1985 |
| 11 (68) | Play It Again, Santa | Deborah R. Baron | Charlotte Brown | December 23, 1985 |
| 12 (69) | The Rapist Part I | Judy Merl and Paul Eric Myers | James Frawley | January 6, 1986 |
| 13 (70) | Act of Conscience | Frederick Rappaport | Jan Eliasberg | January 13, 1986 |
| 14 (71) | Driving While Intoxicated | Les Carter and Susan Sisko | Al Waxman | January 20, 1986 |
| 15 (72) | The Gimp | Norm Chandler Fox and Cynthia Darnell | Sharron Miller | January 27, 1986 |
| 16 (73) | Family Connections | Georgia Jeffries | James Frawley | February 10, 1986 |
| 17 (74) | Post Partum | Liz Coe and Steve Brown | Georg Stanford Brown | February 17, 1986 |
| 18 (75) | The Man Who Shot Trotsky | Peter Lefcourt and Kathryn Ford | Alexander Singer | March 3, 1986 |
| 19 (76) | Exit Stage Centre | Steve Johnson and Jeff Nelson | James Frawley | March 10, 1986 |
| 20 (77) | Capitalism | Frederick Rappaport | Alexander Singer | April 7, 1986 |
| 21 (78) | Extradition | Bob Rosenfarb, story by Kathryn Ford | Charles S. Dubin | May 5, 1986 |
| 22 (79) | A Safe Place | Georgia Jeffries | Alexander Singer | May 12, 1986 |
| 23 (80) | Model Citizen | Hannah Louise Shearer and Patricia Green, story by Hannah Louise Shearer | Jeffrey Hayden | May 19, 1986 |
| 24 (81) | Parting Shots | Liz Coe | Georg Stanford Brown | May 26, 1986 |
Season 6: 1986–1987
| No. | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
| 1 (82) | Schedule One | Robert Eisele | Alexander Singer | September 29, 1986 |
| 2 (83) | Culture Clash | Frank South | Ray Danton | October 6, 1986 |
| 3 (84) | Sorry, Right Number | Bill Taub | Alexander Singer | October 20, 1986 |
| 4 (85) | Disenfranchised | Daniel Freudenberger | James Frawley | October 27, 1986 |
| 5 (86) | Role Call | Marcey Vosburg and Sandy Sprung | James Frawley | November 3, 1986 |
| 6 (87) | The Zealot | Kathryn Ford | Francine Parker | November 10, 1986 |
| 7 (88) | The Marathon | Josef Anderson | Ralph S. Singleton | November 24, 1986 |
| 8 (89) | Rites of Passage | Georgia Jeffries | Reza Badiyi | December 1, 1986 |
| 9 (90) | Revenge | Frederick Rappaport | Reza Badiyi | December 8, 1986 |
| 10 (91) | The Rapist Part II | Patricia Green | Helaine Head | December 15, 1986 |
| 11 (92) | Cost of Living | Frank South and Joe Viola, story by Paul Ehrmann | Al Waxman | January 12, 1987 |
| 12 (93) | Waste Deep | Michael Berlin and Eric Estrin | Claudia Weill | January 19, 1987 |
| 13 (94) | Favours | Frederick Rappaport | Al Waxman | January 26, 1987 |
| 14 (95) | Ahead of the Game | Allison Hock | Joel Rosenzweig | February 2, 1987 |
| 15 (96) | Easy Does It | Les Carter and Susan Sisko | Helaine Head | February 9, 1987 |
| 16 (97) | To Sir, With Love | Sandy Sprung and Marcy Vosburgh | Ray Danton | February 16, 1987 |
| 17 (98) | Divine Couriers | Frederick Rappaport | Sharron Miller | February 23, 1987 |
| 18 (99) | Right to Remain Silent | David Abramowitz, story by Becky Cole and David Abramowitz | Sharron Miller | March 9, 1987 |
| 19 (100) | Special Treatment | Allison Hock | Jackie Cooper | March 16, 1987 |
| 20 (101) | Happiness is a Warm Gun | Joe Viola | James Frawley | March 23, 1987 |
| 21 (102) | Turn, Turn, Turn (1) | Georgia Jeffries | Sharron Miller | March 30, 1987 |
| 22 (103) | Turn, Turn, Turn (2) | Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin | Sharron Miller | March 30, 1987 |
Season 7: 1987–1988
| No. | Episode Title | Writers | Director | Original airdate |
|---|
| 1 (104) | No Vacancy | Eric Blakeney and Gene Miller | James Frawley | September 21, 1987 |
| 2 (105) | The City is Burning | Samm-Art Williams | Helaine Head | September 28, 1987 |
| 3 (106) | Loves Me Not | Frank South | Jonathan Estrin | October 5, 1987 |
| 4 (107) | Different Drummer | Allison Hock | Sharron Miller | October 19, 1987 |
| 5 (108) | You've Come a Long Way, Baby | Frederick Rappaport | Joel Rosenzweig | October 26, 1987 |
| 6 (109) | Video Verite | Eric Estrin and Michael Berlin | Jackie Cooper | November 9, 1987 |
| 7 (110) | Greed | Douglas Steinberg | Nessa Hyams | November 16, 1987 |
| 8 (111) | Secrets | Joe Viola | Reza Badiyi | November 23, 1987 |
| 9 (112) | Don't I Know You? | Kathryn Ford | Sharron Miller | January 5, 1988 |
| 10 (113) | Old Flames | Robert Bielak | Reza Badiyi | January 12, 1988 |
| 11 (114) | Trading Places | Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers | James Frawley | January 19, 1988 |
| 12 (115) | Shadow of a Doubt | Larry and Paul Barber | Jackie Cooper | January 26, 1988 |
| 13 (116) | Hello Goodbye | P.K. Knelman | Janet Davidson | February 9, 1988 |
| 14 (117) | School Daze | Allison Hock | Jackie Cooper | February 16, 1988 |
| 15 (118) | Land of the Free | Sharon Elizabeth Doyle | Stephen Macht | February 23, 1988 |
| 16 (119) | A Class Act | Wayne Powers and Donna Dottley Powers | James Frawley | March 15, 1988 |
| 17 (120) | Button, Button | Michelle Ashford | Al Waxman | March 22, 1988 |
| 18 (121) | Amends | Larry and Paul Barber | Michael Caffey | March 29, 1988 |
| 19 (122) | Friendly Fire | Shelley List and Jonathan Estrin | Reza Badiyi | April 5, 1988 |
| 20 (123) | Yup | Sharon Elizabeth Doyle | Nancy Malone | May 2, 1988 |
| 21 (124) | A Fair Shake (1) | Barney Rosenzweig, story by Max Jack and Barney Rosenzweig | Reza Badiyi | May 9, 1988 |
| 22 (125) | A Fair Shake (2) | Max Jack, story by Barney Rosenzweig and Max Jack | Reza Badiyi | May 16, 1988 |