Lady Blue (TV series)

Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was produced by MGM/UA Television and aired on ABC-TV from September 26, 1985 to January 25, 1986 for 13 episodes. It was cancelled after one season after low ratings in its Thursday night slot (against formidable competition from NBC's Top 20 hits Cheers and Night Court, and CBS's Top 30 hit Simon and Simon), but also because it was considered too violent for its time. The show later aired on Saturday nights but the show failed there as well (against competition from NBC's Top 20 hits The Golden Girls and 227).

It ranked 72nd out of 82 programs that season, and averaged a 10.7 household rating.

It was said that Katy Mahoney was the female version of Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry, prompting television critics to refer to Mahoney's character as "Dirty Harriet".

Plot

Katy Mahoney is a tough female homicide detective in Chicago who grew up in the shadow of her father Frank and her brother Jessie, both Chicago cops killed in the line of duty. After joining the force herself, Mahoney spent years enforcing the law fairly and was highly respected by her superiors, but after her married partner (and lover) was killed as well in the line of duty during a drug bust gone bad, Mahoney began using excessive force to fight crime. When a gun fight with crack dealers gets a civilian shot, Mahoney is transferred to the Matron Squad under Lt. Terry McNichols as a last chance to save her job. From the start Mchoney and McNichols butt heads over her attitude and continued use of excessive force to fight crime.

Cast

Controversy

Numerous watchdog lists rated the program as the most violent (in 1985), with at least one reporting 50 acts of violence in one hour.^[1]

External links

• Lady Blue at the Internet Movie Database
• Lady Blue at TV.com

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