Shirley's World

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1972-04-07

Last Air Date: 1972-01-05

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 17

Created By: Melville Shavelson, Frank Tarloff

Networks: ABC

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Top Cast

Shirley MacLaine as Shirley Logan
John Gregson as Dennis Croft
Erik Chitty as N/A
Roddy McMillan as N/A
Una Stubbs as N/A
Akiko Wakabayashi as N/A
Stuart Damon as N/A
Bill Owen as N/A
Jeremy Lloyd as N/A
Tommy Godfrey as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Berkley Club Caper (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.
Ep. 2: The Islanders (1971-09-22)

Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch up a famous film star's broken marriage.
Ep. 3: A Girl Like You (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!
Ep. 4: The Lovers (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!
Ep. 5: The Defective Defector (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.
Ep. 6: The Colonel (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.
Ep. 7: Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out (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.
Ep. 8: The Reunion (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.
Ep. 9: Knightmare (1971-11-10)

Shirley is suspected of being a thief after a visit to a jewelery show...
Ep. 10: Always Leave Them Laughing (1971-11-17)

Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
Ep. 11: Figuratively Speaking (1971-11-24)

Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the business and personal affairs of a rather reluctant tycoon.
Ep. 12: To Dream The Improbable Dream (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'.
Ep. 13: A Hell of an Engineer (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.
Ep. 14: A Mother's Touch (1971-12-15)

And auto rally has more than thrills and spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
Ep. 15: Follow That Rickshaw (1971-12-22)

Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
Ep. 16: Evidence in Camera (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!
Ep. 17: The Rally (1972-01-05)

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