Cagney and Lacey: still awesome

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Just spotted a pic of Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly from Cagney and Lacey here. So impressed that to see two actresses who have resisted the drip drip pressure not to look as if you've aged, and are both grey-white.

I've just read two threads (one on here, one in style and beauty) in which most posters said that they dye their grey hair and talked about how 'ageing' it is to have grey hair. If the pressure gets to us civilians (in Liz Hurley's famous usage) how much more intense must it be for women whose appearance is their bread and butter. And we all know that the pressure not to age is much more intense for women than for men.

Gless and Daly do look, of course, as if the years have passed, and why shouldn't they? I just think they are fantastic role models for embracing it.

I agree, it was an eye-opener to read how hard it was to get it made without compromising the feminist values of the team. Watching some of the clips embedded in the article I came over all misty eyed.

I saw their picture too and was heartened to see them looking so fabulous. I loved Cagney and Lacey so much... Not surprised to hear that it was a battle to get it aired in all it's glory.

Thanks for the link. I was so lucky to have that show on tv during my formative teens. We had no idea how lucky we were!

I totally heart Cagney and Lacey. They were the best.

I agree totally and it is scary that has really been nothing since that matches it for realistic female characters doing their jobs and dealing with life since.

I have developed a secret passion for Judging Amy, which has Tyne Daly in as a social worker. In one episode, Sharon Gless turns up as an old friend and colleague and the chemistry on screen was amazing.