Cagney & Lacey Sharon Gless joined the cast as Cagney. The quartet of TV movies entitled "The Menopause Years" was released in 2009 by S'more Entertainment. The deluxe set contains the complete collection of post-series TV movies. In addition, one of the features, "Cagney & Lacey: The Return", was released separately on the same day. As of 2012, these releases have been discontinued and are out of print. In November 2012, Visual Entertainment released "Cagney & Lacey – The Complete Series" on DVD in Region 1. The 32-disc set contains all episodes of the series featuring Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless (seasons 2–7).
Sharon Gless had a large clientele of major film studio executives and actors. Wanting to become an actress, she sought her grandfather's advice and he told her, "Stay out of it, it's a filthy business!" A few years later, though, when she spoke to him again about acting, he encouraged her, and gave her money for acting classes. She worked as a secretary for the advertising agencies Grey Advertising and Young & Rubicam, and then for the independent movie production companies Sassafras Films and General Film Corporation. While she worked as a production assistant, Gless studied drama with acting coach Estelle Harman,