Shirley's World(1972)

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Overview

Shirley's World is a British television sitcom initially aired on ABC during the U.S. 1971-72 television season, then by ITV in the United Kingdom. Co-produced by the British ITC Entertainment and American producer Sheldon Leonard, the short-lived series stars Shirley MacLaine as photojournalist Shirley Logan and John Gregson as her editor Dennis Croft.

Created By: Melville Shavelson

Episodes

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Ep 1

The Berkley Club Caper

Shirley arrives in London, tilts at a tradition and causes an uproar when she leads a feminine march on members of a very austere men-only club.

15/09/1971

Ep 2

The Islanders

Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch up a famous film star's broken marriage.

22/09/1971

Ep 3

A Girl Like You

Shirley has an encounter with a romantic Russian -- but dare she help a defector? There's a surprise in store for her, though!

29/09/1971

Ep 4

The Lovers

Shirley unravels an 'arranged' marriage for a couple who don't love each other. But the best laid plans are apt to go awry!

06/10/1971

Ep 5

The Defective Defector

It's yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum -- except that in this case the rum is illicit whiskey - when Shirley gets into the buccaneering spirit on a Scottish island.

13/10/1971

Ep 6

The Colonel

A struggle to save the countryside from the invasion of a new oil refinery sees Shirley involved in the battle for human rights.

20/10/1971

Ep 7

Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out

Genius may be under your feet as you step on the faded remains of a street artist's pictures. Masterpieces? Perhaps. But Shirley's efforts to sponsor a pavement painter prove that patronage of the arts has its problems.

27/10/1971

Ep 8

The Reunion

Shirley starts out to shoot pictures of a Japanese temple but ends up down on the farm. On the way, she saves a cab driver from herself and sets his wife on the way to an engineering degree.

03/11/1971

Ep 9

Knightmare

Shirley is suspected of being a thief after a visit to a jewelery show...

10/11/1971

Ep 10

Always Leave Them Laughing

Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.

17/11/1971

Ep 11

Figuratively Speaking

Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the business and personal affairs of a rather reluctant tycoon.

24/11/1971

Ep 12

To Dream The Improbable Dream

Shirley starts out in a Kabuki theatre, winds up as an entertainer in a run-down Geisha house and saves a touring British honeymooner from going completely 'native'.

01/12/1971

Ep 13

A Hell of an Engineer

A Hong Kong fisherman gets the money to fix his fishing boat, while Shirley lands a scoop, loses her camera and wins some champagne.

08/12/1971

Ep 14

A Mother's Touch

And auto rally has more than thrills and spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!

15/12/1971

Ep 15

Follow That Rickshaw

Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.

22/12/1971

Ep 16

Evidence in Camera

It's back to the days when knights were bold, as Shirley becomes a queen for a day -- but she soon discovers that medieval merrymaking isn't that much fun!

29/12/1971