well i'm surprised there aren't more shows about women symptoms, ambition and a woman is considered a dirty word. >> female voices are reverberating in the halls of power in this business. >> directing seems to be an area that is almost impossible to break through. >> i think, the '80s were the era when women were being looked at with a little skepticism, but definitely with more acceptability. you could see the door opening, but it wasn't a wide open. >> cagney and lacey was huge. that there would be two women and they had a serious job and they solved crimes and they were out on the street. that was emblematic of maybe out in front of what was happening in the country. >> we are a terrific team. >> this is true. >> there had been by that point hundreds of buddy cop shows but