Shelley in a promo pic from 1983
In 1983, Shelley starred in her 2nd TV series Cutter to Houston. She starred as Dr. Beth Gilbert alongside Jim Metzler who played Dr. Andy Fenton and Alec Baldwin who played Dr. Hal Wexler. The three of them ran the Cutter Community Hospital located in the fictional small town of Cutter. When they had problems they couldn't handle, they asked help from a big city hospital in Houston via computer or helicopter. Shelley had been getting good reviews for her acting efforts after leaving Charlies Angels in 1980. Her performances on stage, the big and small screens were a revelation to her critics and detractors alike. Cutter to Houston was a good vehicle for her to further develop her acting chops.
Shelley with the cast of Cutter to Houston, 1983
