Was Cagney and Lacey crap and did it portray women in a really bad way?

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Just thinking to myself.. I loved it as a teen and aspired to be like Mary-Beth Lacey, you know working mum with loving husband and kids.

Now I am working mum etc poss thinking Christine Cagney had the right idea

There was an episode where Harvey got a better job bringing in more money, so that the family lifestyle looked set to improve, they'd be able to move to a bigger house, etc., but he was desperately unhappy and Mary-Beth told him to go back to old job. At least I think she did.

Harvey being in a low-powered job was a big part of how he was available to be hands-on with the kids and support Mary-Beth's awkward hours, I think.

I only asked if it was crap because I loved it and was worried I had got it all wrong and it was actually portraying women in a bad way.(Was early teens when I used to watchvit- thought I might have got wrong end of stick)

I'd like to watch it again now I'm of an age with them. I loved it as a teen.

Cagney was actually from some well to do family I think. Her dad Charlie was a hard drinking ex cop etc but if I remember correctly, her mum was from a very posh family so Christine had classy connections because of this.