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
Mike comes home to find Jackie in their spare room contemplating their new nursery. Jackie tells him about her FBI encounter earlier and how they deceived her. She ducked into a baby store to brush them away but they followed her home. To keep them off her mind, she started thinking about what to do when the baby comes which gets Mike excited. She tells hm about this crib she was eying when the phone rings. Jackie answers it and it's Matthew Pearson; he wants to see her. Mike creates a diversion so Jackie could go meet Pearson without the FBI tailing her. Their plan works.
