Shelley with Alec Baldwin and Jim Metzler
in a promo pic for Cutter to Houston, 1983
Shelley starred in her second TV series Cutter to Houston in 1983. She along with co-stars Alec Baldwin and Jim Metzler played doctors operating a small clinic in the fictional town of Cutter which was just outside Houston, Texas. The series had a short run despite having good scripts and interesting story lines. Sleeper hits weren't heard of yet when it was aired.