a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic
for Jack and Mike, 1986
Shelley Hack starred in her third TV series Jack and Mike in 1986. The series was initially called Jackie O'Shea; and Shelley was going to play the title role. It was to be about a high-profile journalist's life, a working woman who had a supportive husband waiting at home - a kind of role reversal situation. But the story was further developed and the husband was given a bigger role. It was retitled Our Kind of Town and Tom Mason, Shelley's co-star in the TV movie Kicks, came aboard to play Jackie's husband Mike Brennan. Shelley and Tom had great chemistry and the series was going to take advantage of that. When it aired, it was retitled Jack and Mike and both characters got equal billing.
Shelley in a glamorous promo pic
for Jack and Mike, 1986
