"The Division" (2001) TV series 2001-2004

Directors:

Sarah Pia Anderson
Alan Myerson

Writers:

David H. Balkan (story)
Kimberly Costello (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

7 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Five Women, One Code: Justice.

Plot:

Five female cops in San Francisco struggle with their personal and professional lives.

Plot Keywords:

Justice | Law | Team | Policewoman | San Francisco California

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Bedelia

...

Captain Kaitlyn McCafferty / ... (58 episodes, 2001-2004)

Also Known As:

Heart of the City

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Viacom Productions

Trivia:

The show is about women police officers in San Francisco. In real life, many locker rooms for women cops were converted men's rooms. Many cops put plants in the old toilets and urinals because the fixtures were never removed. In the first season of the show, the locker room for the women was a converted men's room that featured plants in a old urinal stall.

Quotes:

Theodore: So, uh, I don't know, what else you buy?
Jinny: How do you know that I bought you anything for your birthday? Maybe I plan on knitting you a sweater. Or^Å give you something much more organic.
Theodore: Well, you do give good organic.

Amazing!!

I have to say, Lifetime's hit it big with their newest Sunday show. Squeezed between "Strong Medicine", the story of two women working in a hospital and "Any Day Now", the story of two best friends through the years, "The Division" tells about five women whose personal lives are all different, but they're all cops. Bonnie Bedelia is the head honcho; a take-nothing-from-anyone captain, Lisa Vidal stars as a Hispanic inspector and single mom, Tracey Needham as an inspector who's having marital problems, Nancy McKeon (known as Jo to all the "Facts of Life" fans) is an inspector whose personal life is a mess between drinking and men and her family's secrets, and Lela Rochon is an African American inspector whose previous experiences are only working in the mayor's office and not an on-the-street cop.

This show is fantastic, obviously hitting the jackpot for good Lifetime shows - a good, strong show for women to like and relate to. Here's to season 2!

***** (out of five)