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 newspaper. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur. In the pilot episode, Jackie finds herself involved in a rape case where an innocent man is found guilty; she tries to help him prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Mike is busy with matters pertaining to the opening of his newest restaurant; but he soon finds himself entangled in Jackie's investigation. They both stumble onto a corruption scheme that involves high-ranking personalities. The series was one of the most promising shows in the fall-1986 TV lineup and it debuted to decent ratings. It ran for 18 episodes, from September 1986 to March 1987, before it was unfortunately cancelled.
