When it came to personal issues, they often reversed their positions. Cagney took on workplace discrimination and date rape. Lacey tended to be more subservient to authority; she could not afford to lose her job. It was very common to process the issues through their disagreement. The women were also partners.
Translated, that means the network was so nervous about the homosexual overtones of the partnership that the cancelled series was only brought back on the condition that the tougher Meg Foster be replaced. She had once played a homosexual character in a TV movie. We perceived them as dykes. The issues were always played out in the context of character and the workplace—they were cops, they were women, and they worked in a squad room with their fellow officers.
There was the moment when Sgt. Samuels coaxed Lacey to take time off before her cancer operation. She threw a tantrum in the squad room, pulled off her jacket, and poked her left breast. I have breast cancer I have to have an operation, but I do not want people treating me like some kinda freak! Cagney succeeded by being as tough as a man. Lacey, on the other hand, did the balancing act. It was always clear to her that she had to keep bringing in that paycheck. The B stories were as important as the A stories and the show developed a cumulative narrative like good mystery novels do.
However, this novel was written by a contentious family of people. The set was not a peaceful one. The good shows in Hollywood rarely are. The actresses, the producers, and the writers all had strong opinions about everything. Sidney Clute passed away after filming 11 episodes of the season. The producers included his name and picture during the opening credits of every episode after his death as a tribute. Jo Corday, mother of series creator Barbara Corday, plays a bag lady in several episodes.
Coincidentally, the show was taped in a small warehouse on Lacy Street. Sidney Clute was 65 when the series began , many years past the likely age a detective like him would have retired at. When the series was originally set up as a feature film, one studio was willing to back it if the producer cast Ann-Margret and Raquel Welch as the title characters.
Cagney and Lacey's badge numbers, as they appear in the opening credits, are 73D and However, in some episodes, Cagney's badge number is , and Lacey's is His working name in the 80s onward was Martin Kove. He changed it from Matt. Michael Fairman played Inspector Knelman, a recurring character, who is apparently named for P. Knelman, a production assistant on the show.
The license plate on their tan Dodge is BLA. Although the series was set in New York exterior scenes were mostly filmed in Los Angeles. This is fairly obvious as many scenes were filmed in some of the seedier downtown Los Angeles neighborhoods that were used to replicate Manhattan.
Additionally when the Lacey's move to their house in the Fresh Meadow section of Queens, it is clear that the neighborhood they move into doesn't resemble anything found in Queens but rather resembles suburban Los Angeles neighborhoods. Throughout the series run the characters would occasionally travel to New York to film some exterior establishing shots that would be edited into later episodes.
It's too bad that Harvey Atkin Desk Sgt. He was a good actor. This show was great and thanks to TNN for showing the reruns of the show. I like John Karlen Dark Shadows he was talented. I was great. FAQ 1. What does Lacey say to the flasher in the opening credits? Details Edit. Release date October 8, United States. United States. Cagney y Lacey. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour. Related news. Sep 7 Indiewire. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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