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Tania Jeffries
Tania Jeffries (previously Weston) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Faye Smythe from 2005 to 2010, with the character starring in numerous high-profile storylines alongside her on screen family. The character returned in May 2012 as part of the show's 20th anniversary. Creation and casting Shortly into her sister Maia Jeffries stint, the Jeffries' family was introduced and expanded. Faye Smythe left the show in 2010 and by this time most of the Jeffries family had disbanded and Alison Quigan (Yvonne Jeffries) believed they had, "run out of steam" With Quigan and Jullienne being the sole remaining members of the Jeffries', both decided to quit, with Jullienne deciding to spend more time with her recent husband. Maia, the last remaining Jeffries family member on the show made her final appearance on 9 February 2011. The following year producers discovered that all the actors of the Jeffries' family were available to fil ... [...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] |
Jeffrey Thomas (actor)
Jeffrey Thomas (born 1945) is a Welsh-born New Zealand actor and writer, best known for his film, television and stage roles. Early life Thomas was born in Llanelli, Wales,Higgins, M.Jeffrey Thomas, ''nzonscreen.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2017. to a fluent Welsh-speaking family. His grandmother's interest in drama awakened an early interest in acting. After leaving school he trained as a quantity surveyor, but grew bored with office work. He attended Liverpool University, completing a BA in English Literature and in Celtic Studies and English Literature. While at university he began writing and acting in university revues. He continued his studies at Oxford University, gaining a Master of Letters (M.Litt) degree. While at Oxford, Thomas met and married a New Zealander, and after completing his studies they moved initially to Australia (where he lectured at La Trobe University) and then, in 1976, to Wellington. Here he taught romantic and Victorian poetry at Victoria University, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafe Durville
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance. Loren Fitzpatrick Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts (Ido Drent). After meeting at the cafe where Loren worked, the two started to date and Loren pressured Daniel to take up activism much to the annoyance of Daniel's mother Sarah (Amanda Billing). Loren turned out to be from a troubled home where she spent much of her time caring for her autistic brother. Daniel pressured Loren into sex and she seemed reluctant and blamed much of her social angst on her father Reuben Fitzpatrick (David Aston). The two did eventually become sexually active and Loren fell pregnant after a condom mishap. Though at first wanting to keep the baby, Loren was talked around by Sarah and ended up having an abortion before she fled the country. Heather Sloane Heather Sloane was the ex-girlfriend of Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Worthington
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance. Loren Fitzpatrick Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts (Shortland Street), Daniel Potts (Ido Drent). After meeting at the cafe where Loren worked, the two started to date and Loren pressured Daniel to take up activism much to the annoyance of Daniel's mother Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Sarah (Amanda Billing). Loren turned out to be from a troubled home where she spent much of her time caring for her autistic brother. Daniel pressured Loren into sex and she seemed reluctant and blamed much of her social angst on her father Reuben Fitzpatrick (David Aston). The two did eventually become sexually active and Loren fell pregnant after a condom mishap. Though at first wanting to keep the baby, Loren was talked around by Sarah and ended up having an abortion before she fled the country. Heather Sloane He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Goodall
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2009, by order of first appearance. Grant Marsden Grant Marsden was Brooke Freeman's (Beth Allen) fraudster father who abandoned her and her mother in the late nineties following embezzling thousands of people's money. He arrived in February 2009 to support Brooke following her arrest for murdering Ethan Pierce (Owen Black). Brooke refused to see her father but with the help of Kieran Mitchell (Adam Rickitt), successfully frauded Grant out of thousands of dollars by pretending to perform surgery on a previously undiagnosed heart problem. Grant fell for the scam and thanked Brooke before leaving. Gabrielle Jacobs Dr. Gabrielle Jacobs was the eccentric love interest for Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) with Asperger syndrome. She was portrayed by Virginie Le Brun until 2010 and for another stint from 2011 to 2012. Tai Scott Patrick Tai "Paddy" Scott was the convict you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingi Te Wake
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance. Dinesh Jivani Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dinesh arrived to Ferndale with the intention of marrying Shanti as was planned by their parents and quickly got a job at the hospital. However, Joey ( Johnny Barker) revealed that Shanti had moved on and Shanti desperately tried to lose Dinesh. However, when her relationship with Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) dissolved, she and Dinesh finally got together. It was not long before the relationship ended however and Dinesh finally realised Shanti would not marry him. He had a one-night stand with Toni Warner (Laura Hill) before returning to India. Morgan Braithwaite Morgan Braithwaite (previously Tippett) was the old nursing school friend of serial killer, Joey Henderson ( Johnny Barker). She debuted as a recurring character in early 2008 before re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor and Singer who first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He gained critical acclaim for his starring role as Jake "The Muss" Heke in the 1994 film ''Once Were Warriors'' and its 1999 sequel '' What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?'' Outside New Zealand, Morrison is best known for his work in the ''Star Wars'' multimedia franchise, playing the roles of Jango Fett as well as his many genetic clones, including the clone troopers and Jango's clone son Boba. He originated the role of Jango in the 2002 film ''Attack of the Clones''. Morrison would go on to provide the voice of Boba Fett in the 2004 re-release of ''The Empire Strikes Back'', and then portray Boba fully in the second season of ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–present) and the spin-off show ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2021–present). Morrison is also known for voicing Chief Tui, the father of the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hone Ropata
Dr. Hone Ropata is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Temuera Morrison as part of the original cast. Morrison maintained the role for three years before briefly reprising it in 2008 to commemorate the show's 4000th episode. Creation and casting Caterina De Nave developed the idea of what was to become ''Shortland Street'', after watching successful Australian soap opera's, '' Home and Away'' and '' Neighbours'' and noted the lack of diversity concerning race in the cast. De Nave alongside a team of writers and story liners, decided to include several ethnic minorities, with Ken Catran pitching the idea of Hone - a determined Maori doctor. Alongside Hone, was Jaki Manu - a Maori nurse, and Sam Aleni - a Polynesian Paramedic (a rarity at the time). He was written as part of the Ngāti Porou iwi. Temuera Morrison had several minor roles in television but successfully landed the role and Hone made his debut on the shows fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kip Denton
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. Meg Harris Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice tried to set Meg up with Craig Valentine ( Renato Bartolomei) but ended up falling for him herself. Meg gained a job at the hospital and following the arrest of Kieran Mitchell (Adam Rickitt) for the suspicion of being The Ferndale Strangler, Meg agreed to be a police informant. Kieran discovered the ploy and just days later Meg's naked body was found, making her the second victim of the serial killer. Beth Wilson Beth Wilson was a nurse from the bureau. She arrived in February and returned in September when she attacked Joey Henderson ( Johnny Barker), believing he was the Ferndale Strangler. Beth later went missing and her body was found in a park, making her the serial killers fourth victim. Gavin Capper Dr. Gavin Capper was a do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Piper
Alice Piper (7 June 1908 – 22 August 1985) was a Paiute (Nüümü) woman, who as a girl residing in Big Pine, California petitioned to attend the newly built Big Pine High School in 1923 and was denied entry due to her race. At that time, California educational law prohibited Native American children from attending a public school if a separate government run Indian school was established within three miles of the public school. Alice Piper along with six other Indian children sued the district for the right to attend. Piper sued on the grounds that her 14th Amendment rights had been violated knowing full well that she was not receiving the same education that the newly built public school afforded. The local Indian day school only offered education up to the 5th grade level, was underfunded, and lacked many basic resources. Furthermore, the District trustees had previously agreed to allow Indian students to attend the school if their parents voted for a measure that would fund t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Henderson
Joseph James "Joey" Henderson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Johnny Barker from mid 2007 to early 2008. Arriving in June 2007 as an eager yet awkward newbie nurse, Joey was a potential love interest for Claire Solomon ( Emily Robins). However Claire ended up murdered by an unknown assailant and for the next 6 months, ''Shortland Street'' underwent its largest and most dramatic whodunit storyline in its history. After 5 characters were killed off at the hands of a serial killer dubbed "The Ferndale Strangler", Joey was finally unveiled as the murderer in a dramatic season cliffhanger that saw Joey attempt to murder fan favourite, Tania Jeffries ( Faye Smythe). The 2008 season donned the title of "The Killer Season" and the Joey storyline finished in three dramatic episodes airing in early March 2008. Since then Joey has appeared in two flashbacks. The Ferndale Strangler storyline was hugely praised, with both critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferndale Strangler
Joseph James "Joey" Henderson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Johnny Barker from mid 2007 to early 2008. Arriving in June 2007 as an eager yet awkward newbie nurse, Joey was a potential love interest for Claire Solomon ( Emily Robins). However Claire ended up murdered by an unknown assailant and for the next 6 months, ''Shortland Street'' underwent its largest and most dramatic whodunit storyline in its history. After 5 characters were killed off at the hands of a serial killer dubbed "The Ferndale Strangler", Joey was finally unveiled as the murderer in a dramatic season cliffhanger that saw Joey attempt to murder fan favourite, Tania Jeffries (Faye Smythe). The 2008 season donned the title of "The Killer Season" and the Joey storyline finished in three dramatic episodes airing in early March 2008. Since then Joey has appeared in two flashbacks. The Ferndale Strangler storyline was hugely praised, with both critics a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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