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High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman

The Award (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Comedy
Shirley swigs from a bottle of champagne and has a trophy in his hand. He tells the audience he has won the best international TV psychic award. His prize looks like a football trophy though. Shirley visits Harrow Borough F.C. and trains ...See moreShirley swigs from a bottle of champagne and has a trophy in his hand. He tells the audience he has won the best international TV psychic award. His prize looks like a football trophy though. Shirley visits Harrow Borough F.C. and trains the team from a psychic's point of view. The team don't take kindly to Shirley's tips and advice though and constantly mock him throughout training. Shirley storms off the pitch when one player kicks a ball at him. Shirley teaches the Spirit Academy contestants how to deal with troublesome spirits. Kim is voted out of Spirit Academy in the first of two vote offs. Shirley sets the contestants the task of producing ectoplasm. Maria produces the most and is rewarded for her effort by being able to vote off a second contestant. She chooses Erol to leave. Shirley asks which member of the audience has broken wind. The Paranormalists: Shirley's apprentice Ian Jackson (Marc playing another character) meets Gaynor Fairweather, a Shamanic Trance Dancer. She teaches Ian an ancient dance involving spirit animals. Ian becomes over excited and channels animals out of Hollywood blockbusters. Ian jumps off a table and hurts his leg. G is for Ghosts as the psychic A - Z continues to reveal itself. Shirley channels Frank Sinatra. He warns the audience not to mess with him and not to make fun of Shirley. Frank shows his dark side and threatens to kill the audience. The other side of Shirley Ghostman: Shirley visits a hypnotherapist and joins a gym in order to get back in shape. Although Shirley has a gym instructor, he takes a shine to another instructor and insists he do a work out with him. Shirley is still channelling Frank Sinatra. He finishes the show by performing a gay version of New York, New York. Shirley finishes the show by speeding away on a motorcycle. See less
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Charlie Phillips (co-editor)
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Status
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Updated Apr 5, 2005
Release date
Apr 5, 2005 (United Kingdom)
Awards
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1 nomination

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High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman (2005)
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