Shirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the U.S. 1971-72 television season. The sitcom was co-produced by the British ITC Entertainment and American producer Sheldon Leonard; it starred Shirley MacLaine as a photojournalist and John Gregson as her editor. Immediately after the ABC broadcasts ended, the seventeen-episode series was aired in its entirety on ITV in the United Kingdom.
Shirley's World (Season 1)
The Berkley Club Caper 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-15
Overview: 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.
The Islanders 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-22
Overview: Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch up a famous film star's broken marriage.
A Girl Like You 0.0
Air date: 1971-09-29
Overview: Shirley has an encounter with a romantic Russian -- but dare she help a defector? There's a surprise in store for her, though!
The Lovers 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-06
Overview: Shirley unravels an 'arranged' marriage for a couple who don't love each other. But the best laid plans are apt to go awry!
The Defective Defector 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-13
Overview: 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.
The Colonel 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-20
Overview: A struggle to save the countryside from the invasion of a new oil refinery sees Shirley involved in the battle for human rights.
Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out 0.0
Air date: 1971-10-27
Overview: 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.
The Reunion 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-03
Overview: 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.
Knightmare 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-10
Overview: Shirley is suspected of being a thief after a visit to a jewelery show...
Always Leave Them Laughing 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-17
Overview: Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
Figuratively Speaking 0.0
Air date: 1971-11-24
Overview: Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the business and personal affairs of a rather reluctant tycoon.
To Dream The Improbable Dream 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-01
Overview: 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'.
A Hell of an Engineer 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-08
Overview: A Hong Kong fisherman gets the money to fix his fishing boat, while Shirley lands a scoop, loses her camera and wins some champagne.
A Mother's Touch 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-15
Overview: And auto rally has more than thrills and spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
Follow That Rickshaw 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-22
Overview: Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
Evidence in Camera 0.0
Air date: 1971-12-29
Overview: 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!
The Rally 0.0
Air date: 1972-01-05
Overview: When a former movie heart-throb vanishes from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed clown.
Seasons
Episodes 17