Shirley's World
★ 6 · 1972 · 25m · Drama · Comedy
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.
Episodes
1. The Berkley Club CaperShirley 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.
2. The IslandersShirley uses her own devious methods to patch
up a famous film star's broken marriage.
3. A Girl Like YouShirley has an encounter with a romantic
Russian -- but dare she help a defector?
There's a surprise in store for her, though!
4. The LoversShirley unravels an 'arranged' marriage for
a couple who don't love each other. But
the best laid plans are apt to go awry!
5. The Defective DefectorIt'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.
6. The ColonelA struggle to save the countryside from the
invasion of a new oil refinery sees Shirley
involved in the battle for human rights.
7. Thou Shalt Not Be Found OutGenius 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.
8. The ReunionShirley 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.
9. KnightmareShirley is suspected of being a thief
after a visit to a jewelery show...
10. Always Leave Them LaughingGetting tow for one, Shirley manages to help
both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
11. Figuratively SpeakingShirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the
business and personal affairs of a rather
reluctant tycoon.
12. To Dream The Improbable DreamShirley 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'.
13. A Hell of an EngineerA Hong Kong fisherman gets the money to fix
his fishing boat, while Shirley lands a scoop,
loses her camera and wins some champagne.
14. A Mother's TouchAnd auto rally has more than thrills and
spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
15. Follow That RickshawShirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty
case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
16. Evidence in CameraIt'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!
17. The RallyWhen a former movie heart-throb vanishes
from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed
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