Shelley in a publicity pic from the mid/late 80s
Shelley appeared in the TV movie series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth, all original spy thrillers. The first of of them was called A Casualty of War and was aired in December of 1989. She played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by David Threlfall) who had a deadly secret. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia.
Shelley in a TV Guide promo ad
for A Casualty of War, 1989
Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." Being the only American among the predominantly British cast, she laughed it off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. She took the part after a four-month run as Luisa Baccara in Tamara, a play by John Krizanc.
a closeup of Shelley from a TV Guide promo ad
for A Casualty of War, 1989
