Mary Beth Lacey, meet Murphy Brown.

Tyne Daly, who played Lacey in CBS’ groundbreaking “Cagney and Lacey,” about two female police detectives, is joining the cast of the planned reboot of “Murphy Brown.”

CBS announced that Daly will play the role of Phyllis, the sister of the deceased bar owner Phil from the original series. As the new bar owner, Phyllis will be a friend and confidant to Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) and her colleagues.

The network has ordered 13 episodes of the series as it approaches its 30th anniversary. The ‘80s sitcom focused on Brown, a news anchor and investigative journalist for FYI, a television newsmagazine.