screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 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. The other cast members were: Nora Adler (Jacqueline Brookes), Jackie’s editor; Anthony Kubecek (Kevin Dunn), Jackie's assistant; Carol (Holly Fulger), the head waitress at Mike's restaurant, Brennan's Grill; and Rick Scotti (Vincent Baggetta), an attorney who appears occasionally. The series, created by Sara Davidson, was filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
Jackie comes home to find their dinner guests, Gil and Dede, already there. Gil and Dede are investors in one of Mike's restaurants and Mike promised to make them dinner. Jackie apologizes for being late and warmly greets the two - even though she's slightly annoyed by them - well, Mike is as well. Anyway, Gil and Dede are showing Jackie pictures of their kids as Mike comes in to serve a salad for starters. Dede tells them how she's been trying to convince Gil to get out of the restaurant business even though Mike's restaurant is making a lot of money. Jackie and Mike retreat to the kitchen where Jackie unloads her frustration to Mike's amusement. Then, she tells him about her possible new interview with fugitive Matthew Pearson; and he is impressed. Tonight though, they have to endure the company of their guests.
