1. Loretta Swit
   Dolly Parton
2. Jennifer Jason Lee
   Demi Moore

Although she wanted to carry on in the role of Cagney, producers from "M*A*S*H" would not release her from her contract.

1. Season 3
   Start of season 2
2. Season 5
   Season 4

Gless only joined the show at the start of season 2. The original actress had to pull out as she could not be released from her contract with "M*A*S*H," another massive show at the time.

1. Tyne Daly
   Sharon Gless
2. Bea Arthur
   Judith Light

Like Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless was an experience actress with many acting credits behind her name before she undertook the role of Cagney. She had appeared in a number of movies, made-for-TV movies and series, including "Switch," "Turnabout" and "Centennial Man."

1. New York
   Florida
2. Los Angeles
   Chicago

"Cagney and Lacey" was set in New York. The two detectives worked from a fictional precinct, however. It was called Midtown South.

1. Lacey
2. Cagney

In the show, Lacey was married and had two children. Cagney was single.

1. 24
   126
2. 44
   19

That's fairly impressive. After just six shows in the first season, the final season ran for 22 episodes.

1. Eleanor
   Mary Beth
2. Emma Lou
   Christine

Detective Cagney's first name was Christine. That makes her initials C.C.

1. Yes
2. No

The Golden Globes are the pinnacle for television productions. Yes, "Cagney and Lacey" achieved that honor.

1. True
2. False

Yes, the screenplay was originally intended as a movie. It was changed into a TV pilot eventually, because many Hollywood execs were not sure about the potential success of the show.

1. 22 minutes
   25 minutes
2. Around 48 minutes
   93 minutes

As with most dramas in the '80s, you would have to set aside an hour of your time (with advertisements) to watch an episode of "Cagney and Lacey."

1. Glee
   Judging Amy
2. Weeds
   Dexter

Daly starred as Maxine Gray in Judging Amy for well over 100 episodes.

1. 11
   3
2. 7
   2

Cagney and Lacey ran for seven seasons, from 1981 to 1988.

1. Lacey
2. Cagney

Lacey is far more sensitive than Cagney. It comes with being a married woman and having kids, possibly...

1. Volkswagen
   Porsche
2. Nissan
   Dodge

A tan Dodge Diplomat, standard New York detective issue, was one of the Cagney and Lacey cars throughout the seasons.

1. Steve McQueen
   Sidney Clute
2. Rock Hudson
   Peter Sellers

As he was so highly respected by everyone, after he died, producers kept Sidney Clute's name in the credits until the series ended.

1. Tyne Daly
   Sharon Gless
2. Bea Arthur
   Judith Light

Lacey was played by Tyne Daly, who had appeared in a number of TV series, made-for-TV movies and Hollywood films beforehand. She still continues to act to this day.

1. No
2. Yes

Unbelievably, the show was cancelled at some point, but this made CBS viewers furious. They complained and with reruns well watched, CBS brought the show back.

1. Miguel Ferrer
   Tom Selleck
2. Rob Lowe
   Mel Gibson

That's right. It was very early in his acting career, but Miguel Ferrer and his brother Rafael were cast in guest roles.

1. Lacey (Tyne Daley)
2. Cagney (Sharon Gless)

After divorcing co-creator Barbary Corday, Rosenzweig married Sharon Gless.

1. Theresa
   Christine
2. Mary Beth
   Emma

Yes, Mary Beth Lacey. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

1. Meg Ryan
   Michelle Pfeiffer
2. Debra Winger
   Meg Foster

After the pilot, Meg Foster joined the show for six episodes. Her contract was not renewed.

1. 1973
   1990
2. 1981
   1988

The pilot for "Cagney and Lacey" was first shown in 1981. The season consisted of six episodes after that.

1. A decline in ratings
   Pay disputes with the crew
2. Pay disputes with the actors
   It was too expensive to produce

"Cagney and Lacey" was canned for one reason only... a decline in viewers. Luckily, those who loved the show made enough noise to bring it back.

1. John Karlen
   George Clooney
2. Al Waxman
   Tim Curry

John Karlen played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth. He famously appeared in the series "Dark Shadows."

1. George Clooney
   Tom Hanks
2. Steve Guttenberg
   None of the above

Yes, George Clooney was in between careers, so to speak, as his attempts to become a professional sportsman had failed. The rest, as they say, is history.

1. New York
   Los Angeles
2. Chicago
   Miami

This is Hollywood after all. They didn't need to go to New York, they just made Los Angeles look like New York.

1. 0
   10
2. 15
   4

Four made-for-TV movies followed in the 1990s. The first was released in 1994 and the last in 1996.

1. Burn Notice
   Hawai Five 0
2. Sex and the City
   NCIS

Gless stars as Madeline Westen in "Burn Notice." She appears in over 100 episodes.

1. Rodeo Drive
   Street on a Hollywood studio backlot
2. Lacy Street
   None of the above

Weird, huh? Just missing an E.

1. 6 years
   1 year
2. 2 years
   10 years

Incredibly, the show won the Best Actress Emmy six years in a row (four wins for Daly and two for Gless). This still remains a record.

1. 4th
   2nd
2. 5th
   1st

Just as the show's cast became settled, CBS decided to cancel the show. Television executives, hey!

1. Harvey Weinstein
   Stephen J Cannell
2. Jerry Bruckheimer
   Barney Rosenzweig

Barney Rosenzweig was the man behind "Cagney and Lacey" from the very beginning. He was initially married to the co-creator of the show, Barbara Corday.

1. They kept getting Cagney and Lacey's first names wrong.
   Their badge numbers kept on changing!
2. They both shot left- and right-handed at times.
   None of the above.

Someone wasn't paying attention. They started with numbers 730 and 763, but in some shows, the badge numbers changed to 340 and 790.

1. 1
   9
2. 11
   4

The Gloden Globe was for Best Actress in a TV Drama or Series. It was won by Sharon Gless (Cagney) in 1986.

1. A warehouse made up as a police station
   An actual police station
2. A Hollywood set
   None of the above

Yes, a simple warehouse was made up to look like a New York police station and most internal shots were filmed there.