''Shirley'' is an American
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed bet ...
that aired on
NBC
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from October 26, 1979 until January 25, 1980.
Premise
A recent widow moves from a big city to a small town with her three children, her stepson and her housekeeper.
Cast
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Shirley Jones as Shirley Miller
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Patrick Wayne as Lew Armitage
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Peter Barton as Bill Miller
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Rosanna Arquette as Debra Miller
*Bret Shryer as Hemm Miller
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Tracey Gold as Michelle Miller
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John McIntire
John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many television series. McIntire is well known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bond's sudden death in Novem ...
as Dutch McHenry
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Ann Doran
Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and serv ...
as Charlotte McHenry
*Cindy Eilbacher as Tracey McCord
Episodes
References
External links
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*{{epguides, Shirley
1979 American television series debuts
1980 American television series endings
1970s American comedy-drama television series
1980s American comedy-drama television series
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television series by Universal Television
Television shows set in California