Cagney and Lacey were a popular television show in the 1980s that followed two female police officers, Mary Beth Lacey and Christine Cagney, as they navigated their professional and personal lives. The show was groundbreaking for its time, as it was one of the first to feature two female leads in a drama series. The crossword solution for the term Cagney or Lacey is 'COP, ' which stands for 'police officer, ' the profession of both characters.