''Shirley's World'' is a television series aired first by ABC during the 1971–72 television season. The

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was co-produced by the British

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and American producer

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, with English producer-director Ray Austin; it starred

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as a photojournalist and John Gregson as her editor at ''World Illustrated'' magazine. Immediately after the ABC broadcasts ended, the seventeen-episode series was aired in its entirety on ITV in the United Kingdom.

Cast and characters

as Shirley Logan * John Gregson as Dennis Croft

Episode list

Filmed on location and at

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England Production # is the order of the Network DVD.

References

External links

Comedy Guide – ''Shirley's World''
at

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*{{IMDb title, id=0066712, title=Shirley's World
UK DVD release
1970s American sitcoms 1971 American television series debuts 1972 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows ITV sitcoms Television series about journalism Television series by ITC Entertainment Television series produced at Pinewood Studios