Shirley's World
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…
Drama, Comedy • Series • 1972 • 1 season
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John Gregson
Created by: Melville Shavelson, Frank Tarloff
S1 E1 - 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.
Sep 15, 1971
S1 E2 - The Islanders
Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch up a famous film star's broken marriage.
Sep 22, 1971
S1 E3 - 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!
Sep 29, 1971
S1 E4 - 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!
Oct 6, 1971
S1 E5 - 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.
Oct 13, 1971
S1 E6 - 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.
Oct 20, 1971
S1 E7 - 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.
Oct 27, 1971
S1 E8 - 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.
Nov 3, 1971
S1 E9 - Knightmare
Shirley is suspected of being a thief after a visit to a jewelery show...
Nov 10, 1971
S1 E10 - Always Leave Them Laughing
Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
Nov 17, 1971
S1 E11 - Figuratively Speaking
Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the business and personal affairs of a rather reluctant tycoon.
Nov 24, 1971
S1 E12 - 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'.
Dec 1, 1971
S1 E13 - 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.
Dec 8, 1971
S1 E14 - A Mother's Touch
And auto rally has more than thrills and spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
Dec 15, 1971
S1 E15 - Follow That Rickshaw
Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
Dec 22, 1971
S1 E16 - 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!
Dec 29, 1971
S1 E17 - The Rally
When a former movie heart-throb vanishes from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed clown.
Jan 5, 1972
About This Show
Shirley's World
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.
Drama, Comedy • TV Series • 1972
Details
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- First aired
- Apr 7, 1972
- Last aired
- Jan 5, 1972
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 17
- Network
- ABC
- Studio