The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''
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 ...
'' 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
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
) 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 doctor at the hospital. Gavin's strange behaviour and sadistic sexuality led many to believe he was the
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 potenti ...
. In December, Gavin was arrested for the murders but the charges were dropped only for Gavin to be charged with rape, an act he and
Justin Salt
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with ...
(Heath Jones) had participated in at medical school.
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell was the mysterious badboy who arrived in town with little memory. He was portrayed by
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
and despite initially being a short term character, went on to become iconic after starring in several high-profile storylines that culminated in the characters death in the first ever 90-minute episode in 2010.
James Scott
James Owen "Scotty" Scott first appeared in a guest stint in March 2007. He was hired as the temporary replacement for
Toni Warner's (Laura Hill) nursing manager duties and instantly clashed with
Maia Jeffries (
Anna Jullienne) due to his apparent homophobia. He returned permantely several months later and instantly connected with
Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan) and the two started to date. Scotty came under suspicion for being the
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 potenti ...
and he and Shanti broke up when he discovered she was engaged. Nonetheless, the two reconciled and married in a 4-day Hindu ceremony. The couple purchased a house but the marriage was on the rocks when Scotty's criminal brother,
Tai
Tai or TAI may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
*Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless''
*Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon''
Businesses and organisations ...
(Xavier Horan) was sent back to prison. Shanti fell pregnant but tragically died and Scotty struggled with everyday routines but overcame his grief with the help of
Tracey Morrison (
Sarah Thomson). Scotty and Tracey eventually fell in love but he developed a brain tumour after being poisioned by
Penny Rourke
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 Dre ...
(
Carolyn Dando) and struggled to accept his drug addict mother,
Hine Ryan
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 Dre ...
(
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), leading to the relationship to end. The two reconciled and married on Valentine's Day 2011. Scotty and Tracey adopted a young boy named
Kitu (Christian Edmonds) and travelled to East Timor to help children in need, shortly after Tracey announced she was pregnant.
In 2012
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years i ...
) announced that the two had given birth to a baby daughter and the couple soon sold their house to
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Louis Demonte Durville is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was played by Gerald Urquhart from the character's first appearance in September 2007 until January 2013. The character appeared on a ...
(Gerald Urquhart).
Angus Phelps
Angus Phelps was the teenage sufferer of
Tourettes Syndrome
Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) ...
. Angus was first seen as a friend of
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 i ...
(Nicole Thomson), but later grew a crush on
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 castin ...
(
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was annou ...
). After Sophie broke up with
Nate Adamson (Damien Harrison), she and Angus finally got together however Angus' high level of intelligence contrasted with Sophie's social life and they broke up. Angus returned the following year and was disgusted when he attended the boy racing event where
Tane (Dominic Ona-Ariki) got paralysed.
Suchin Srisai
Suchin Srisai was the ex lover of
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
). When Kieran started to have memory problems, he briefly mistook
Claire
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* Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Q ...
(
Emily Robins) for Suchin. Suchin later showed up in June and revealed she used to work for Kieran as a prostitute before they dated. The two had scammed
White Dragon (
Matt Sunderland
Matthew Sunderland (born c. 1972) is a New Zealand actor, writer, and director. He performed the lead role of David Gray in the feature film ''Out of the Blue'', based on the events of the Aramoana Massacre. At the New Zealand Screen Awards in 20 ...
) out of thousands of dollars and Suchin had arrived to claim it. After finally accessing the account, Kieran paid Suchin out and she left. In 2010 it was revealed Suchin had told White Dragon of Kieran's location after he potentially raped her.
Liz Arthur
Irihapiti "Liz" Arthur (née Samuels) was the estranged mother of
TK Samuels (
Benjamin Mitchell). She returned to TK's life for his marriage to
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years i ...
) but ended up taking over the wedding preparations. She later backed down and confessed she was so drunk at TK's conception she had no idea who his father was. Liz departed after the wedding.
Jacqui
Jacqui first appeared in May 2007, as an extra in 'The IV' bar.
Jacqui mourned the murder of her boss
Jay Copeland
Jessica "Jay" Copeland is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong from mid-2004 to mid-2007. She was the show's first lesbian regular character and longtime love interes ...
(Jaime Passier-Armstrong) and continued to work as a waitress under several different owners. In 2010
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
) suspected Jacqui of blackmailing him but uncovered the culprit as Jacqui's co worker –
Jane (Sia Trokenheim). Throughout 2014, Jacqui became a shift manager at the bar, with owner
Murray Cooper
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 Dre ...
(Matt Chamberlain) often giving her extra shifts during his own family dramas. Jacqui stopped appearing in mid 2015.
Jacqui proved to be a fan favourite, with her winning 4th place for "Favourite Character" in the fan voted ''Ferndale Talk Best of 2013 Awards'' and being mentioned numerous times for an expanded role in the future.
Shanti Kumari
Shanti Kumari was the naive Indian nurse who arrived in mid-2007. She developed a romance with
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and ended up marrying him, defying her arranged marriage to
Dinesh Jivani (Amin Sheikh). The couple bought a house that was a scene of a murder suicide and Shanti had the house blessed. They ran into financial trouble and Scotty became moody and began to drink when his brother
Tai
Tai or TAI may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
*Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless''
*Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon''
Businesses and organisations ...
(Xavier Horan) got arrested. Shanti suggested they separate but the two reconciled and Shanti fell pregnant. However she suffered an
ectopic pregnancy but it was masked by a fever she developed. The misdiagnosis saw Shanti suddenly die, leaving Scotty without a wife nor child.
Joey Henderson
Joseph James "Joey" Henderson was the shy and eager nurse who was eventually revealed as the
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 potenti ...
, a serial killer who killed five of the hospital's nurses. The character was portrayed by
Johnny Barker and now remains known as one of the show's most iconic storylines of all time.
Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts was the creepy orderly who arrived to the hospital shortly before
Claire Solomon (
Emily Robins) was murdered. As the murders continued many began to suspect the obsessive Steve and his sexual fantasies came into question. He began to date
Beth Wilson (Hannah Marshall) but she realised he was stealing from the hospital and he was arrested for the murders after similar tubing to the murder weapons were found at his house. He was cleared but fired, with Beth getting murdered shortly after.
Gary Davis
Gary Davis was the gay ex-husband of
Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway (born June 26, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", " When I'm Gone", and "You've Ma ...
(Katherine McRae). Gary arrived to hospital in June and required surgery for his terminal cancer. He ended up dying and left his son
Lachlan Davis
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 tr ...
(Jonathan Mahon-Heap) to his boyfriend, upsetting Brenda greatly.
Lachlan Davis
Lachlan "Locky" Davis was the estranged son of
Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway (born June 26, 1946) is an American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", " When I'm Gone", and "You've Ma ...
(Katherine McRae). When his father died, Lachlan was reluctant to get to know his mother and ended up leaving with his father's boyfriend. He returned in 2008 when he dropped some of Brenda's belongings to
Yvonne (Alison Quigan) which contained papers unveiling her killer.
Ryan Smith-Reynolds
Ryan Smith-Reynolds was a school bully who picked on
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 (L ...
(
Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). He was friends with
Nate Adamson (Damien Harrison) but they fellout when he discovered Nate was gay. In 2009 Ryan returned as the best friend of
Orlando Gunn (Chris McLennan-Jones) and bullied
Daniel Potts (
Ido Drent). However Ryan and Daniel bonded and the two started to sell stolen goods. Whilst driving the goods to a buyer, Ryan got in a serious car crash and fell into a coma. In July Daniel learned that Ryan had died.
Nate Adamson
Nate Adamson was the gay schoolboy who had a crush on
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 (L ...
(
Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). To hide his sexuality and get closer to Hunter, he began to bully him and started to date his sister
Sophie (
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was annou ...
). However Nate was disgusted to learn Hunter was dating his mother
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* Tess (band), a Spanish pop band active from 2000 to 2005
* TESS (musician), a UK musician
Film and theatre
* ''Tess'' (1979 film), a 1979 film adaptation of '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles''
* ''Tess'' (2016 film ...
(Anita Torrance) and ran away. When he returned, he and his mother fled town.
Tess Adamson
Tess Adamson was the single mother of
Nate (Damien Harrison) and nurse at the hospital. Tess had romantic chemistry with both
Craig Valentine (
Renato Bartolomei) and
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 t ...
(Will Hall) but ended up with teenager –
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 (L ...
(
Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). Tess fled town when Hunter proposed.
Rua Potae
Rua Potae was the disproving father of
Wiremu (Scott Cotter). Rua dropped Wiremu and
Tane (Dominic Ona-Ariki) to his brother in law –
TK's (
Benjamin Mitchell) and several weeks later showed disappointment in his son for trying to climb the water tank. In 2008 Rua was quick to judge his son for running over Tane and in 2010 supported TK's mission for a health care clinic at the family marae.
Tane Samuels
Tane Samuels was the teenage nephew of
TK (
Benjamin Mitchell). He arrived alongside his cousin
Wiremu Potae (Scott Cotter) to attend music school in Auckland but quickly got into trouble when a hooker stole TK's wedding ring. Tane also took drugs before his performance and ended up becoming an orderly at the hospital before getting fired for stealing a wheelchair. He returned in 2008 and quit music school due to his belief he had little talent. He decided to become a nurse but his dreams were cut short when he attended drifts and was hit by a car travelling at high speeds driven by Wiremu. His spine was badly damaged and he was restricted to a wheel chair for the rest of his life. After attempting suicide, Tane slept with
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 castin ...
(
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was annou ...
) and travelled to a spinal unit in Christchurch. He returned in 2009 as a nurse at the hospital, using a specially designed wheelchair.
Ingrid Campbell (Madeleine Lynch) was disgusted by Tane but grew to appreciate his work ethic. He stayed for several weeks before moving to another hospital.
In 2022, Ona-Ariki hinted at a return to the soap.
Wiremu Potae
Wiremu Potae was the teenage nephew of
TK Samuels (
Benjamin Mitchell). Wiremu arrived alongside his cousin
Tane Samuels (Dominic Ona-Ariki) and it was soon clear Wiremu was living in Tane's shadow. However this was cleared up when he climbed the water tank and later dated
Harmony (Hetty Gaskell-Hahn) over Tane. In 2008 Wiremu returned with a worn down car and started participating in boy racing to impress
Tuesday Warner
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 1995, by order of first appearance.
Lulu Chatfield
Lulu Chatfield first arrived in early 1995, having become good friends with Stuar ...
(
Olivia Tennet). However he lost control of the car at high speeds and hit Tane, permanently paralysing him. A devastated Wiremu attempted suicide by alcohol intoxication and later made up with Tane and his family. He departed later in the year to further his music career. In 2009, TK spoke of Wiremu DJing in Australian clubs after having made it big overseas. In 2014 TK suggested Wiremu as a pall-bearer at
Sarah Potts' (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years i ...
) funeral.
In 2022, Cotter hinted at a return to the soap.
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Warren Briggs
Warren Briggs was the drug addicted ex army friend of Scotty (Kiel McNaughton). Warren arrived in 2007 and tried to blackmail Scotty with the death of their friend Greg in exchange for drugs. After being turned down, Warren got himself purposefully mowed down by an ambulance to obtain the drugs. His allegations proved fruitless and he was sent packing. He returned looking for drugs in 2010 but Scotty was shocked to discover Warren's dead body days later in his living room. Weeks later it was revealed Warren was murdered by Penny Rourke
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 Dre ...
( Carolyn Dando) over Greg, her father's, death.
Lara Wade
Lara Wade was the police office investigating the Ferndale Stranglings. Lara helped Chris
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People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
(Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and agai ...
) through his problems and the two started an affair. When Joey Henderson ( Johnny Barker) was revealed as the killer and killed himself, Lara quit her job to pursue a career in psychology.
Kip Denton
Dr. Kip Denton was the pot smoking doctor who was a past lover of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Kip's slacker attitude caused tension with Sarah (Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years i ...
) and Craig ( Renato Bartolomei) but he was soon warmed to by the staff. Kip fell madly in love with Tania Jeffries ( Faye Smythe) but she had an affair with Hone Ropata (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 ...
) and he moved on to Tracey Morrison ( Sarah Thomson). Tracey dumped Kip and his feelings for Alice reignited. After struggling with new found responsibilities at work in 2009, he and Alice went to Rarotonga and finally reconciled before quitting their jobs and staying in the country. Later in the year Kip rang TK Samuels ( Benjamin Mitchell) to tell him Alice was pregnant.
Sidney Mitchell
Sidney Mitchell was the estranged father of Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
). He arrived to convince Kieran to return for his wedding. However it was revealed the bride was Joanne, Kieran's ex lover, the reason for the two's estrangement. Kieran forcibly declined and Sidney paid him out before disowning him. In 2010 Kieran claimed Sidney had a heart attack was the reason for his emotional state when it was really the death of Morgan Braithwaite ( Bonnie Soper).
Sunil Kumari
Sunil Kumari was the overly protective brother of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). He was disgusted to learn Shanti was dating Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and later shared a brief romance with Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (previously Jeffries) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Fleur Saville from early-2006 to mid-2010. She returned in a guest appearance during the shows 20th anni ...
( Fleur Saville). Sunil eventually accepted Shanti's romance and even dated Scotty's sister Rebecca (Marise Wipani). However, in 2009 the two had broken up and though it looked like they would reconcile, Sunil was disgusted to learn she was a prostitute. Sunil attended Shanti's funeral and off screen in 2010, blessed Scotty's engagement to Tracey Morrison ( Sarah Thomson).
Gerald Tippett
Gerald Tippett was the flamboyant receptionist at the hospital. He replaced the murdered Claire Solomon ( Emily Robins) and quickly got on the bad side of fellow receptionist Yvonne (Alison Quigan). The two soon became good friends and Gerald's flatmate Kieran (Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th St ...
) encouraged Gerald to explore his sexuality. Despite experimenting with other men, Gerald became convinced he was straight but also asexual, meaning he had no sexual feeling but has romantic attraction towards women. He began to date Morgan Braithwaite ( Bonnie Soper) and the two married so that Morgan's children would have stable parents. Morgan gave the children away however and the two separated. Morgan died and Gerald ended up marrying best friend Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (previously Jeffries) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Fleur Saville from early-2006 to mid-2010. She returned in a guest appearance during the shows 20th anni ...
( Fleur Saville) so that she could have a green card into the United States and the two departed there to live. The two returned for Yvonne's (Alison Quigan) birthday in 2012 but a minor cold soon escalated and Gerald's heart ended up failing. He was forced to undergo heart surgery and whilst healing decided his and Libby's marriage was over. However the two reconciled and departed happily together with his wife accepting his asexuality.
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Durville was the eccentric anaethesist who was a suspect in the Ferndale Stranglings. Following his first appearance in September 2007, Gerald Urquhart portrayed the character for multiple sporadic stints before becoming a regular character in 2012.
Jay Jeffries
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's ( Faye Smythe) husband – Mark
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's (Tim Foley) sperm, a move that destroyed the Jeffries family when it was uncovered. Jay was born in a traffic jam in central Auckland in October 2007 and was named after his mothers ex-wife Jessica "Jay" Copeland (Jaime Passier-Armstrong). In 2008 the Jeffries realised Maia's lack of love towards Jay and she revealed he had been diagnosed with Kennedy's disease as she had feared. Jay went missing under Tania's care in 2009 and it was revealed Maia had taken him after suffering a mental breakdown. Jay left alongside Maia and his grandmother, Yvonne (Alison Quigan) in early 2011 to live in Australia. Jay returned in 2012 alongside Maia and Yvonne en route to Yvonne's birthday celebration.
Tracey Morrison
Tracey Morrison appeared for four years as both a guest and regular character. She arrived to the hospital in October and Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) was sceptical at her nursing ability. She dated Joey Henderson ( Johnny Barker) and Gavin Capper
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 tr ...
(Tim Schijf) but when it was unintentionally revealed she was an undercover cop, her unconscious body was found in the garbarge dump - after having nearly fallen victim to the Ferndale Strangler she had been investigating. She returned the following year deeply traumatised by her kidnapping but having retrained as a nurse. She started to date 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 t ...
(Will Hall) but her paranoia resulted in her stabbing a man who was stalking her and her relationship with Kip broke down. She rebounded with both Tai Scott (Xavier Horan) and Maxwell Avia (Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Joseph Magasiva (born 21 May 1972) is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Z ...
), but his gambling problems got in the way and she briefly dated 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 (L ...
(Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
) before falling in love with Scotty. After he recovered from a brain tumour, the two married and tried for kids through IVF treatment
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating an individual's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) f ...
. They adopted a boy named Kitu (Christian Edmonds) and Tracey fell pregnant shortly before they moved to East Timor in August 2011.
In 2012 Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) announced that the two had given birth to a baby daughter and the couple soon sold their house to Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart).
Harmony O'Neill
Harmony O'Neill was the emotionally disturbed girl who worked at 'The IV'. She used her emotional state to play around both Tane (Dominic Ona-Ariki) and Wiremu (Scott Cotter), before attempting to have sex with their uncle TK ( Benjamin Mitchell). Harmony ended up robbing 'The IV' vault before fleeing Ferndale.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Shortland Street Characters
2007
*, Shortland Street