a paparazzi pic of Shelley, 1986
Shelley's third TV series was Jack and Mike in 1986. The series was initially called Jackie O'Shea; and Shelley was going to play the title role. It was to be about a high-profile journalist's life, a working woman who had a supportive husband waiting at home - a kind of role reversal situation. But the story was further developed and the husband was given a bigger part. It was then retitled Our Kind of Town and Tom Mason (Shelley's co-star in the TV movie Kicks) came aboard to play Jackie's husband Mike Brennan. Shelley and Tom not only looked like Barbie and Ken, they had great chemistry and the series was going to take full advantage of that. When it aired, it was retitled Jack and Mike, with both characters getting equal billing.
a writeup about Jack and Mike, 1986
