Melville Shavelson
Director
Shirley's World (1972)
Season 1
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.
Released April 7, 1972
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.shirley-maclaine-is-a-photojournalist, imdb.magazine
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Berkley Club Caper
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.
Sept. 15, 1971, midnight
S1E2 - The Islanders
Shirley uses her own devious methods to patch
up a famous film star's broken marriage.
Sept. 22, 1971, midnight
S1E3 - A Girl Like You
Shirley has an encounter with a romantic
Russian -- but dare she help a defector?
There's a surprise in store for her, though!
Sept. 29, 1971, midnight
S1E4 - The Lovers
Shirley unravels an 'arranged' marriage for
a couple who don't love each other. But
the best laid plans are apt to go awry!
Oct. 6, 1971, midnight
S1E5 - The Defective Defector
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.
Oct. 13, 1971, midnight
S1E6 - The Colonel
A struggle to save the countryside from the
invasion of a new oil refinery sees Shirley
involved in the battle for human rights.
Oct. 20, 1971, midnight
S1E7 - Thou Shalt Not Be Found Out
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.
Oct. 27, 1971, midnight
S1E8 - The Reunion
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.
Nov. 3, 1971, midnight
S1E9 - Knightmare
Shirley is suspected of being a thief
after a visit to a jewelery show...
Nov. 10, 1971, midnight
S1E10 - Always Leave Them Laughing
Getting tow for one, Shirley manages to help
both a fading pop star and a London cabbie.
Nov. 17, 1971, midnight
S1E11 - Figuratively Speaking
Shirley takes it upon herself to reorganize the
business and personal affairs of a rather
reluctant tycoon.
Nov. 24, 1971, midnight
S1E12 - To Dream The Improbable Dream
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'.
Dec. 1, 1971, midnight
S1E13 - A Hell of an Engineer
A Hong Kong fisherman gets the money to fix
his fishing boat, while Shirley lands a scoop,
loses her camera and wins some champagne.
Dec. 8, 1971, midnight
S1E14 - A Mother's Touch
And auto rally has more than thrills and
spills when Shirley navigates for Dennis!
Dec. 15, 1971, midnight
S1E15 - Follow That Rickshaw
Shirley goes dancing and picks up a nasty
case of blackmail at the docks of Hong Kong.
Dec. 22, 1971, midnight
S1E16 - Evidence in Camera
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!
Dec. 29, 1971, midnight
S1E17 - The Rally
When a former movie heart-throb vanishes
from the screen, Shirley become a red-nosed
clown.
Jan. 5, 1972, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: April 7, 1972
Last Air Date: Jan. 5, 1972, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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