|
Scarlett Valentine
Scarlotta Valentine but known as Scarlett Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed from 2004 to 2008 by Nicole Thomson. Character history Arrival in Ferndale Scarlett Valentine is the daughter of the Head of Shortland Street's former Emergency Department, Craig Valentine and sister to teenage rebel, Jake Valentine. Scarlett first appeared as an awkward teenager, more interested in cricket and books than make-up and boys. Moving to Ferndale wasn't easy for her and she was bullied mercilessly, but eventually saw off the bully, and settled into her new life. She doesn't make friends easily and Scarlett's best friend has been her dad. She is certainly the woman of the Valentine household, a result of growing up without her mother. Family history revealed Scarlett was only a baby when her mother Paula abandoned her, her older brother Jake, and Craig. Craig has never discussed the end of his marriage with his childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 7,500 episodes and 30 years, and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand. The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere. After its launch, it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year's worth of episodes in advance. TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show's rating had picked up, and it now has "long-term public enthusiasm". Today, it is one of New Zealand's highest-rated shows, frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research's top 5 programmes of the week, achieving an average linear daily reach of 345,000 viewers (in the year up to June 2021) and is TVNZ's "most streamed show". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tama Hudson
Tama Hudson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by David Wikaira-Paul from 2001 to 2006. Creation and casting In 2000 an Australian consultant made several large changes to the show that would see a more working class hospital portrayed. Tama, his parents Joe and Te Hana and sister Mihi were created because of this. As part of the revamp, producers wished for a more community based cast with established family links, mimicking the past presence of the Warner and McKenna families. Sixteen year old David Wikaira-Paul was cast in the role. In 2006 the character was axed alongside 5 other characters as part of a revamp. The revamp was an attempt to create a culturally proportional cast after the exit of the only Pacific Islander, Pua Magasiva. Storylines Tama arrived alongside his family but it was soon clear to his friend Delphi (Anna Hutchison) that Tama enjoyed music a lot more than he did playing rugby as his father Joe ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shortland Street Characters
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characters whom have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list. Main characters Recurring characters Lists of characters by year of introduction * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2020 * 2021 * 2022 * 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shortland Street characters S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter McKay
Hunter McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Lee Donoghue from December 2006, as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie) and Justine Jones (Laurie Foell), and younger sister Sophie McKay (Kimberley Crossman). Donoghue stayed with the role until he quit in late 2011. Hunter made his final appearance in March 2012. Hunter was portrayed as an intelligent character who was seen as a womaniser, starting an affair with his bully's mother Tess (Anita Torrance) in 2007. Storylines around Hunter often saw his relationship with his family strained due to his large ego and career choices throughout adolescence; this included the decision to become a model despite his parents' best wishes. The character starred in numerous ethical storylines, including the dangers of modelling, an HIV storyline, and drug addiction. However, the character was also often involved in relationship storylines, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Kimberley Crossman from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012. Creation and casting It was announced in December 2006 that Sophie and Hunter McKay would be arriving as part of the McKay family unit, headed by Justine and Callum McKay. Sophie was described as a "very pretty, popular fifteen year old. A typical teen consumer of any new product or trend, she's a total fashion victim." She was described as close with her brother; "Hunter's her best friend, her role model and the one person who's always been there for her." Crossman quit the role to move to Los Angeles, making her last appearance in March 2011. But expressed interest in returning in the future. Crossman returned for an unannounced cameo on 25 May 2012 to mark the shows 20th anniversary. Storylines Sophie arrived in December 2006 and instantly got into trou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Potts (character)
Dr. Sarah Marjorie Potts is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', who was portrayed by Amanda Billing from her first appearance in September 2004 until the character's on-screen death in August 2014. Arriving as a love interest for established character, Craig (Renato Bartolomei), Sarah became the centre of a high-profile storyline when it was revealed her young brother Daniel (Jarred Blakiston) was in fact her illegitimate son. Sarah and Craig's romance carried on for four years and climaxed in what has been described as "''Shortland Street's'' steamiest ever scene." Sarah's romance storyline's again took a high-profile role with her pairing to TK Samuels ( Benjamin Mitchell) in 2006. Over the next 8 years the two were involved in a "will they-won't they" situation that involved the two getting married, divorced, having a child, and engaged for a second time. Public interest was high for the romance and boosted the show some of its highest ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TK Samuels
Te Koha "TK" Samuels is a fictional character in New Zealand's longest running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by actor Benjamin Mitchell (New Zealand actor), Benjamin Mitchell since early 2006. Creation and casting The character of Huia Samuels' (Nicola Kawana) cousin TK was envisioned in a time of immense change for ''Shortland Street''; the arrival of a new producer on the show saw a large cast overhaul including the exit of the soap's only Pacific Islander, Vinnie Kruse (Pua Magasiva) and the axing of three of the shows Māori people, Māori characters, Tama Hudson, Tama (David Wikaira-Paul, Shannon Hudson, Shannon (Amber Curreen) and Rangimarie Hudson (Mia Cureen-Poko). The only other two Māori characters dealt very little with cultural issues and so it was decided to introduce a new character who was deeply passionate about his heritage. Former "Mr. New Zealand" Benjamin Mitchell (actor), Benjamin Mitchell had been preparing himself for a role on the soap for three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Hanson
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characters whom have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list. Main characters Recurring characters Lists of characters by year of introduction * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2020 * 2021 * 2022 * 2023 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shortland Street characters Shortland Street characters Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eti Kawaka
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characters whom have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list. Main characters Recurring characters Lists of characters by year of introduction * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2020 * 2021 * 2022 * 2023 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shortland Street characters Shortland Street characters Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, 1992. The show centers on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008. The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the established character Scarlett (Nicole Thomson), in what was to become a new family unit for the soap. The character embarked in a steamy on/off relationship with the hugely popular Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) in a romance storyline that lasted four years. The character's final storyline saw Craig investigate dodgy pills from a pharmaceutical company, Scott Spear, which resulted in his murder by hired thugs. His relationships often stemmed from his kind but overly protective personality, with a hugely cemented friendship with Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and a long running relationship with the feisty Alice Piper (Toni Potter). Creation and casting After filming ended on the series ''Mercy Peak'', Bartolomei decided he would stay in New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Valentine
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Sef Kruse Sef Kruse was Vinnie's (Pua Magasiva) womanizing cousin. Sef briefly visited Vinnie in early 2004 before he was hired late in the year as a temporary replacement for Waverley Wilson (Claire Chitham) on reception whilst she was on maternity leave. Sef was often seen accompanying Vinnie on nights out on the town and the two would often try to pull women with disastrous consequences. Sef was last seen in March 2005 when he and Vinnie tried to attract Tania Jeffries (Faye Smythe). Jim Matheson Jim Matheson was hired partway through 2004 by Tama Hudson (David Wikaira-Paul) and his girlfriend Shannon Te Ngaru (Amber Curreen) to help out at the hospital cafeteria. In his spare time, Jim was an inventor, inventing odd knick-knacks, hoping to get them picked up to make a living. Upon his arrival to Shortland Street, Jim forged f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |