Shirley's World
121972•25m•5.0/10
DramaComedy
Ratings
🎬TMDb
5.0/10(3)
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.
Production
ITC Entertainment, Associated Television
Language
EN
Status
Canceled
First Aired
April 7, 1972
Last Aired
January 5, 1972
Networks
ABC
Created By
Melville Shavelson, Frank Tarloff
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Berkley Club Caper
Air date: 1971-09-15
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.
E2
The Islanders
Air date: 1971-09-22
Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch
up a famous film star's broken marriage.
E3
A Girl Like You
Air date: 1971-09-29
Shirley has an encounter with a romantic
Russian -- but dare she help a defector?
There's a surprise in store for her, though!
E4
The Lovers
Air date: 1971-10-06
Shirley unravels an 'arranged' marriage for
a couple who don't love each other. But
the best laid plans are apt to go awry!
E5
The Defective Defector
Air date: 1971-10-13
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.
E6
The Colonel
Air date: 1971-10-20
A struggle to save the countryside from the
invasion of a new oil refinery sees Shirley
involved in the battle for human rights.
E7
Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out
Air date: 1971-10-27
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.
E8
The Reunion
Air date: 1971-11-03
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.
E9
Knightmare
Air date: 1971-11-10
Shirley is suspected of being a thief
after a visit to a jewelery show...
E10
Always Leave Them Laughing
Air date: 1971-11-17
Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help
both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
E11
Figuratively Speaking
Air date: 1971-11-24
Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the
business and personal affairs of a rather
reluctant tycoon.
E12
To Dream The Improbable Dream
Air date: 1971-12-01
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'.
E13
A Hell of an Engineer
Air date: 1971-12-08
A Hong Kong fisherman gets the money to fix
his fishing boat, while Shirley lands a scoop,
loses her camera and wins some champagne.
E14
A Mother's Touch
Air date: 1971-12-15
And auto rally has more than thrills and
spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
E15
Follow That Rickshaw
Air date: 1971-12-22
Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty
case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
E16
Evidence in Camera
Air date: 1971-12-29
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!
E17
The Rally
Air date: 1972-01-05
When a former movie heart-throb vanishes
from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed
clown.
Cast
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley Logan
John Gregson
Dennis Croft
Recommended
Similar TV Shows
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
6.7
2001
TV ShowSitcom about the lives and loves of five twenty-somethings in Runcorn.
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
2001
6.7
