screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 1986
Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur about to open his third restaurant. The pilot was released in VHS format and distributed in Europe, in the Netherlands and Belgium; but only the pilot episode. The entire episode was kept as is; but subtitles in Dutch were burned into the media for the convenience of the target audience. The episode runs for 90 minutes and was originally aired in September 16, 1986.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 1986
To continue, Harry Sullivan takes matters into his on hands. He kidnaps Jackie from outside The Mirror, and forces her to drive them somewhere where he can dispose of her. Jackie, who is actually an expert driver having learned how to drive at an early age, pretends she's not comfortable behind the wheel. Harry barks order at her and she pretends to be too agitated to concentrate on her driving. He tries to direct her to drive them to a certain area, but her "mistakes" make them end up elsewhere. Harry pulls a knife on Jackie who tells him she's trying her darn-est to do what he's asking of her.
