Television pilot costs even if the network chooses to not order the show. Sometimes, a made-for-TV-movie is filmed as the pilot, but because of actors not being available, the series intro is reshot and the first reshot episode is considered the pilot. The original "Cagney & Lacey" movie co-starred Loretta Swit (of "M*A*S*H" fame) as Chris Cagney, but when she could not get out of her contract, they reshot it with Meg Foster, who after the first season was replaced with Sharon Gless; therefore, the original movie is not considered a pilot, and is not included in the series collections on DVD.
Sharon Horgan Sharon Horgan Sharon Lorencia Horgan (born 13 July 1970) is an Irish actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for the comedy series "Pulling" (2006–09) and "Catastrophe" (2015–present), both of which she starred in and co-wrote. She also created the HBO comedy series "Divorce" (2016–present). Horgan won the 2008 British Comedy Award for Best TV Actress for "Pulling", while the shows 2009 hour-long final episode won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Drama. A seven-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Writer for "Catastrophe" (with Rob Delaney), and was nominated