Cagney & Lacey Cain, and show the two lead characters being promoted to plainclothes detectives and later disguised as prostitutes. This was replaced the following season by an instrumental theme composed by Bill Conti set to a collage of action and comical scenes featuring the characters from the series. The series was followed by four television movies which reunited the characters Christine Cagney (promoted and now working at the District Attorney's office) and Mary Beth Lacey (now retired from the police force). Following the conclusion of "Cagney & Lacey", Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless have reunited onscreen three times: all three times playing
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show show was ahead of its time for having a thirtysomething, single female as its main character and how it revealed the changing consciousness of the 1970s. Moore introduces clips highlighting each of the show's individual characters, after which cast members comment on their character's specific traits and quirks. The cast also pays tribute to the late Ted Knight (who died in 1986) for his portrayal of TV anchorman Ted Baxter. The special concludes with the teary-eyed cast watching the final moments from the series finale, "The Last Show". "Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show" was a huge Nielsen ratings