Cagney & Lacey
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Cagney & Lacey is an American television police drama series centered on two female detectives in New York City, noted for its groundbreaking portrayal of women in law enforcement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cagney & Lacey canonical | 11 |
| Cagney & Lacey (1981 television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3406517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cagney & Lacey Context triple: [Tyne Daly, notableWork, Cagney & Lacey]
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L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
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NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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C.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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D.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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E.
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a mid-1990s American crime drama television series starring Bill Cosby as a retired criminologist who assists the police in solving complex cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cagney & Lacey Target entity description: Cagney & Lacey is an American television police drama series centered on two female detectives in New York City, noted for its groundbreaking portrayal of women in law enforcement.
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A.
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
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B.
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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C.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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D.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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E.
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a mid-1990s American crime drama television series starring Bill Cosby as a retired criminologist who assists the police in solving complex cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama television series
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police procedural television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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| broadcastOn | network television in prime time ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Christine Cagney – Sharon Gless
ⓘ
Tyne Daly ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Beth Lacey – Tyne Daly
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Barbara Avedon
ⓘ
Barbara Corday ⓘ |
| developer | Barney Rosenzweig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | syndication ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| follows | two female police detectives ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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police drama ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | viewers interested in feminist television history ⓘ |
| hasFormat | one-hour episodes ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | instrumental theme music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship and solidarity between women
ⓘ
gender equality in the workplace ⓘ |
| influenced | later female-led police dramas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
groundbreaking portrayal of female police detectives
ⓘ
strong feminist themes ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Sharon Gless
ⓘ
Tyne Daly ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Christine Cagney
ⓘ
Mary Beth Lacey ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | partnership between two female detectives ⓘ |
| notableFor |
addressing social issues such as sexism and racism
ⓘ
depicting work–life balance issues for women ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 100+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
NYPD detectives
ⓘ
women in law enforcement ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Cagney & Lacey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cagney & Lacey (1981 television film)
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| productionCompany |
MGM/UA Communications Co.
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surface form:
MGM/UA Television
The Rosenzweig Company ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedWork | Cagney & Lacey reunion television films ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
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Subject: Cagney & Lacey Description of subject: Cagney & Lacey is an American television police drama series centered on two female detectives in New York City, noted for its groundbreaking portrayal of women in law enforcement.
Referenced by (12)
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this entity surface form:
Cagney & Lacey (1981 television film)