Shirley's World
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.
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SHIRLEY'S WORLD opening credits ABC dramedy
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1.The Berkley Club Caper
15-09-1971Shirley 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 Islanders
22-09-1971Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch up a famous film star's broken marriage.
3.A Girl Like You
29-09-1971Shirley has an encounter with a romantic Russian -- but dare she help a defector? There's a surprise in store for her, though!
4.The Lovers
06-10-1971Shirley 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 Defector
13-10-1971It'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 Colonel
20-10-1971A 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 Out
27-10-1971Genius 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 t...
8.The Reunion
03-11-1971Shirley 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 engin...
9.Knightmare
10-11-1971Shirley is suspected of being a thief after a visit to a jewelery show...
10.Always Leave Them Laughing
17-11-1971Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
11.Figuratively Speaking
24-11-1971Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the business and personal affairs of a rather reluctant tycoon.
12.To Dream The Improbable Dream
01-12-1971Shirley 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 Engineer
08-12-1971A 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 Touch
15-12-1971And auto rally has more than thrills and spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
15.Follow That Rickshaw
22-12-1971Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
16.Evidence in Camera
29-12-1971It'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 Rally
05-01-1972When a former movie heart-throb vanishes from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed clown.
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