Shelley in a poster for the TV movie
Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989
Shelley appeared in the TV movie series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six TV movies by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth, all original spy thrillers. The first, aired in December of 1989, was called A Casualty of War. In it, Shelley played Monica Browne, an enigmatic and very wealthy horse breeder who becomes the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by David Threlfall) who is recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. The TV movie was produced by the British production company FremantleMedia and was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. Shelley, who was the only American among the predominantly British cast, said she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. She said, "They have a different approach toward working and in approaching their roles, which was very interesting for me." She added, "English actors are educated in a different system than (American actors) are, and they've done a lot more theater."
Shelley with David Threlfall in a promo pic
for Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989
