Cagney & Lacey

Series Similar to Cagney & Lacey

If you enjoyed Cagney & Lacey, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Scott and Bailey

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Scott and Bailey is a crime drama series which follows the personal and professional lives of two female detectives working for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.

2. Hill Street Blues

   1981 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

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3. Happy Valley

   2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   When a kidnap spirals out of control, Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood comes face to face with the man who destroyed her family.

4. Blue Lights

   2023 · Drama, Crime · returning

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   For three police recruits in Belfast, the pressure is immense. Facing criminal gangs and divided communities, they don't know who to trust. The odds are they won't all make it.

5. Southland

   2009 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.1).

   From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East LA, Southland is a fast moving drama that will take you inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.John Cooper is a seasoned Los Angeles cop, assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman. Cooper's honest, no nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.

6. The Closer

   2005 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her strongest adversaries with her unique ability to get to the truth, and more importantly, to close cases.

7. Saving Grace

   2007 · Drama, Crime, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Holly Hunter stars as a detective who kills a man in a drunken car crash and is given a second chance at life from an angel.

8. In the Heat of the Night

   1988 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, this series provided a hopeful, yet honest look at life in the new South. Set in the fictional Sparta, Mississippi, the show was a marvelous blend of heartfelt drama and folksy humor. It portrayed both the professional and personal pursuits of Sparta P.D's officers.

9. NYPD Blue

   1993 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   The gritty details of life as a member of a New York City police unit.

10. Janet King

    2014 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

    Created as a spin-off from the 2011 legal drama Crownies. Janet King follows the story of Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King, tracing her journey in Series 1 in the Department of Public Prosecutions to a Royal Commission into Serious Firearm Crime in Series 2 to the National Crime Commission in Series 3.