Shirley's World

30min

Drama

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

The Berkley Club Caper

1. The Berkley Club Caper

15th Sep 1971

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

2. The Islanders

22nd Sep 1971

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

A Girl Like You

3. A Girl Like You

29th Sep 1971

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

4. The Lovers

6th Oct 1971

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

5. The Defective Defector

13th Oct 1971

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

6. The Colonel

20th Oct 1971

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

7. Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out

27th Oct 1971

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

8. The Reunion

3rd Nov 1971

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

9. Knightmare

10th Nov 1971

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

Always Leave Them Laughing

10. Always Leave Them Laughing

17th Nov 1971

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

Figuratively Speaking

11. Figuratively Speaking

24th Nov 1971

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

To Dream The Improbable Dream

12. To Dream The Improbable Dream

1st Dec 1971

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

13. A Hell of an Engineer

8th Dec 1971

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

14. A Mother's Touch

15th Dec 1971

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

Follow That Rickshaw

15. Follow That Rickshaw

22nd Dec 1971

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

Evidence in Camera

16. Evidence in Camera

29th Dec 1971

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

17. The Rally

5th Jan 1972

When a former movie heart-throb vanishes from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed clown.

First air date

7th Apr 1972

Last air date

5th Jan 1972

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks