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VIDEO: Cagney & Lacey Season 7

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Cagney & Lacey Season 7
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Posted: 10/13/2011

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives. watch

VIDEO: Cagney & Lacey Season 6

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Cagney & Lacey Season 6
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Posted: 10/13/2011

Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives. watch

VIDEO: Xena: Warrior Princess: God Fearing Child

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Xena: Warrior Princess: God Fearing Child
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Length: 44:56
Aired: 1/31/2000

Zeus aims to kill Xena and her unborn baby. Meanwhile, Hercules comes to protect them. watch

Meg Foster: Videos

'Victim is Another Name for Lover'
'Cagney and Lacey':Isbecki
Immortal Combat
The Osterman Weekend

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Minus Man
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Blind Fury
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The Minus Man
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Blind Fury

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Xena: Warrior Princess: God Fearing Child
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The Muse
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Make of Two Hearts
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Quantum Leap: Trilogy, Part 3: July 28, 1978

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Year Title Description
1999 The Minus Man Movie, Actor - Irene
1995 Backlash Movie, Actor - Stell Barr
1995 Undercover Movie, Actor - Mrs. V.
1994 Hidden Fears Movie, Actor - Maureen Dietz
1994 Immortal Combat Movie, Actor - Quinn

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I don't have any wagers, ...

Question: I don't have any wagers, arguments or bets to settle. I just have a question, if that's OK. Was there another actress who played Cagney on Cagney & Lacey before Sharon Gless did, or is my memory failing already? Thank you for your time.


Answer: Actually, there were two, Ruth. Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H) first played Det. Chris Cagney in the CBS TV-movie that aired in 1981. However, after that movie proved successful enough for the network executives, who didn't initially believe the concept was strong enough for a show to order up a series, Swit was unavailable. In stepped actress Meg Foster, and the reason for her abrupt departure, together with the lack of network spin on it, provides an interesting lesson in how different today's political climate is from that of 20 years ago.

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