When was Chris Warner's character introduced on Shortland Street?
Chris Warner
Affectionately referred to by fans and the media as "Dr. Love", Chris made his first appearance in the show's first episode by having an affair with his aerobics instructor. This was an infamous and controversial scene. Portrayed as spoiled and from a wealthy family that inherited the hospital that was founded by his father, the character of Chris was characterised by his patronising and illicit manner; contrasted in a 1994 storyline where he became addicted to morphine. Known primarily for romance storyliness, Chris has been married five times and participated in over 20 romances as well as fathering six children. Chris was the first member of the Warner family to join the show and he was joined by half brother Guy Warner (Craig Parker). In later years, Chris became the patriarch of a family unit made up of his sons Harry (Reid Walker) and Phoenix (Geordie Holibar). Chris has been involved in several high profile and highly rated storylines; including a 1994 car crash, nearly getting murdered by his brother in law Dominic Thompson (Shane Cortese), losing his wife to his drug-addicted brother Guy, and ending up in jail after being framed for murder.
List of Shortland Street characters (2006)
Dr. Callum McKay first appeared in October 2006 and it was said he was to: "give the hospital a good shake up." In 2012 the character was axed, something which Peter Mochrie did not mind as he felt he was "coasting" throughout his final year and was missing his onscreen family. Despite hitting it off with Libby Jeffries (Fleur Saville), Callum was revealed as the husband of Justine Jones (Laurie Foell). The couple briefly separated when Callum discovered Justine (Lucy Wigmore) had an affair with Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). In 2008 Callum had an affair with Martha Riley (Jacque Drew) though he and Justine remained together. Callum became CEO of the hospital despite his dodgey business dealings with Ethan Pierce (Owen Black). His marriage to Justine fell apart when she faked her death and he had a short lived affair with Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen). He went on to date Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) for several months before he lost his job after being manipulated by Shane Tucker (Jason Hood). In mid 2011 he scandalously began an affair with son Hunter's (Lee Donoghue) ex-girlfriend Jill (Natalie Medlock) before he got his job back. Callum was devastated when Hunter's drug addiction was revealed and Jill died as a result of a botched pharmacy break-in. In 2012 Callum resigned as CEO and took up a role heading the new drug rehabilitation programme so as to help Hunter. Following Hunters departure, Callum left in May left to reconnect with his children.
List of Shortland Street characters (1993)
Paul Churchill was the villainous director of nursing who covered for Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden) whilst she was on leave. He recognized Carmen Roberts (Theresa Healey) as a prostitute and reported her. He started to harass both Jo (Greer Robson) and Jaki (Nancy Brunning), eventually molesting Jo. Carmen reported Paul and had him fired. Nonetheless Paul returned the following year and harassed Jo into dropping her allegation. He ended up getting a job at the hospital but Carmen realized he was the man behind several severe beatings on women and had him arrested. In 1995, Paul escaped prison and attempted to kill both Carmen and Guy (Craig Parker) by setting their houseboat out to sea. He failed and was arrested.
Frank Warner (previously Burton and Connelly) was one of Carrie Burton's triplets born during Meredith's leaving party on the 11 October 1993. He moved alongside Carrie, and his siblings Finbar and Sarah to Australia when he was a few months old. His father Chris Warner visited him in November 1995. He returned to the show in December 2016.
Finn Warner (previously Burton and Connelly) was born on-screen alongside his triplet siblings, Frank and Sass in 1993. He returned in 2016 with Lukas Whiting in the role.
List of Shortland Street characters (2015)
Millie Hutchins made her first appearance on 7 October 2015 portrayed by Brittany Clark. She was a patient of Drew McCaskill who wanted a breast implant. However, it was discovered that she was underage being fifteen-years-old after she had an injection in her breast. She had the surgery but then her father Gareth blames Drew for it. She returned a couple of months later at Drew's apartment wanting a place to stay to get away from her father which Drew accept her to stay for one night. For the 2015 season finale Millie returned to calm her father down after he holds hostages in the cafe. However, in 2016 Gareth was shot dead by the Armed Squad and she was asked to identify the body. She later apologised for what her father had done and leaves.
Christopher Ewing
The role was originated by two unknown infant actors on the December 11, 1981 episode. The unknown child actor was replaced by Eric Farlow in 1982, when the character made an appearance on the series spin-off, "Knots Landing". Farlow first appeared in the episode, "New Beginnings" which first aired on October 29, 1982. Farlow last appeared on the "Dallas" episode, "Swan Song" which aired on May 17, 1985. Joshua Harris then stepped into the role on September 27, 1985, in the episode "The Family Ewing." Harris last appeared in the penultimate episode "The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire" which aired on April 26, 1991. Chris Demetral stepped into the role of Christopher in 1996 for the television film, "".
Chris Warner
Galvin enjoyed the storylines where he acted alongside his good friends, which included Tim Balme (Greg Feeney), Shane Cortese (Dominic Thompson) and Craig Parker (Guy Warner). Coincidentally all the storylines involving Galvin's friends revolved around their respective characters antagonising Chris. Galvin's least favourite storyline for Chris revolved around the hospital's musical production where Chris had to rap. The episode aired on 12 September 2001, overshadowed by the news of the September 11 attacks and was subsequently the lowest rated episode of the show to ever air. Galvin also found the storyline of Chris' father Bruce's death difficult to film due to his own fathers ill health and disproved of the teenage suicide storyline that aired in 1992 due to its graphic nature. The scene featured in the 2013 cliffhanger episode, which depicted Chris leading the cast in a singalong of The Mutton Birds' song, "Anchor Me", was described by Chris Philpot of "The New Zealand Herald" as, "the most bizarre things that has ever happened on "Shortland Street"".
Storylines of Shortland Street (1993)
After breaking up with Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison) once and for all, Meredith Fleming (Stephanie Wilkin) began a relationship with Guy Warner (Craig Parker), Chris' brother. The two got engaged, but Guy had secretly begun sleeping with Jenny on the side. Jenny enjoyed the affair as it made her feel young again after being continually thwarted in her attempts to get together with Michael.
List of Shortland Street characters (2012)
Henry Lee first appeared in a guest appearance in October 2012. To mark the show's 21st anniversary in 2013, 4 new young characters were introduced, with Henry returning alongside Harper Whitley (Ria Vandervis), Dallas Adams (Cameron Jones) and Dayna Jenkins (Lucy Elliott). Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) was shocked to meet Henry, the boyfriend of her presumed suitor Seth Packhurst (Toby Leach), after she followed him home in 2012. Several months later, Henry got a job at the hospital and broke up with Seth when he refused to come out.
List of Shortland Street characters (1993)
Carmen Roberts first appeared in a guest stint in mid-1993 before returning several months later as a core character. Carmen arrived as a new nurse but when her addiction to prescription pills came to light, she was fired. She returned months later completely rehabilitated but director of nursing - Paul Churchill (Simon Prast) revealed she was formerly a prostitute and was at odds with the clinics staff. When Carmen innocently claimed a dead patients lottery ticket, she discovered she had won thousands of dollars and guiltily spent a lot of it before she started to date Guy Warner (Craig Parker). Carmen discovered she was pregnant and in October gave birth to Tuesday Warner (Kelly Tate) amidst a massive storm. In December a truck ploughed through the clinic reception and Carmen received what appeared to be minor bruising. However, later Carmen collapsed and died, having developed a brain hemorrhage.
Chris Barrie
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Sass Warner
Sarah "Sass" Warner (previously Burton, Connelly and Coutts) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street". Born onscreen, Sass was originally played by an uncredited baby actor in 1993 before Lucy Lovegrove took over the role in 2016. Her early storylines focused on her casual relationship with Hawks Logan (Teone Kahu) and marrying Mason Coutts (Colin Moy) before the relationship turns disastrous and ultimately leading to his death. Sass proved popular amongst the viewers as a "beloved" character.
List of Shortland Street characters (2015)
Damo Johnson, played by comedian Grant Lobban, made his first appearance on 11 May 2015. The character appeared in two recurring stints throughout 2015, and from 2016 a permanent recurring stint. Damo was well received online following the airing of his episodes; following his first appearance, "Shorty Street Scandal" satirically named Damo and Kylie as the "Hookup of the week". Following Damo's later appearance, "The Spinoff" writer Tara Ward gave him the ""Shortland Street" power ranking" of number 1 of the week, calling the character "batshit crazy" and suggesting the show was better for it. She concluded her review by suggesting, "Damo for Prime Minister".
List of Shortland Street characters (2010)
Dr. Isaac John William Worthington was the playboy cousin of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). Quickly after getting a job at the clinic, Isaac's intentions were clear when he attempted to romance both Libby Jeffries (Fleur Saville) and Tracey Morrison (Sarah Thomson). He briefly dated Tania (Faye Smythe) and Harry's (Reid Walker) primary school teacher before he started an intense feud with Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart). He reconciled with Tania but cheated on her with Zoe (Gina Varela). He started to date Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) but his overspending resulted in a lock on his trustfund and Isaac was forced to participate in an illegal operation to fund his yacht. The gang members involved ended up kidnapping Luke and when he was discovered alive in 2011, Isaac was forced to frame him for drug addiction so that he would not discover the truth. Bella Cooper (Ameila Reid) started to piece together the puzzle and Isaac got engaged to her to put her off the scent. They broke up however and Isaac finally got hold of his money but Luke returned knowing the truth and after attempting to murder his uncle, Isaac ended up fleeing the country without Brooke as he hoped. He was last seen in March stranded in the Philippines after his trust fund was again locked.
Chris Warner
Chris' first real love interest was Alison Raynor who he ended up marrying after both characters had departed the show. However, before he married Alison, Chris had also dated several other characters including Rebecca Frost and had married and divorced; Tiffany Pratt. Several years into his return, Chris slept with his son's nanny played by Siobhan Marshall, something Galvin lists as Chris' greatest accomplishment. In 2006, Chris' first wife Melanie Kirk (Julie Crean) returned to the show and Galvin believed Chris was happy to see her back, "He is definitely happy to see her, they parted on fairly good terms and he is pleasantly surprised." In describing Chris' affair with Justine Jones (Lucy Wigmore), Galvin stated: "Chris’ ego is starting to run away with him a bit and part of that is the desire to feel like he is still an attractive prospect to women ... It’s definitely on the cards that he could be using Justine not just to increase his confidence as a surgeon, but increase his confidence as a person." Chris dated the mysterious Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) in 2008 but was shocked to learn she was from an infamous fraud family and ended up breaking it off after she clashed with Harry.
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List of Shortland Street characters (2004)
Dr. Mark Weston first appeared in an episode set in Fiji. He worked in a clinic there when Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and Toni McAllister (Laura Hill) visited but it was not long before he landed a job at Shortland Street. He was instantly attracted to Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) and saved her life when his psychopathic friend Hugo Carmont (Fraser Brown) tried to kill her in exchange for Mark's romance. Mark began to date Maia's sister Tania (Faye Smythe) but he cheated on her with school girl Claire Solomon (Emily Robins) which ended the relationship. Mark had a near romance with Toni but reconciled with Tania but when he discovered an addiction to sex when online dating, Tania forced him to seek help. The two married in 2007 but Mark's love for Maia took over and he donated sperm to her behind Tania's back. Mark also landed himself as a lead suspect in several murders that took place. The stress got to him and he cheated on Tania with Meg Harris (Emily Mowbray) at his birthday party before he confessed the truth about his and Maia's child to the Jeffries family. Isolated and wifeless, Mark departed Ferndale for Australia. With the marriage annulled it was later revealed Mark had remarried and had a child.
List of Shortland Street characters (2012)
Dr. Josh Gallagher first appeared during the show's 20th anniversary, portrayed by Chris Tempest. He appeared until January 2014.
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With high public interest in the show and a viewing figure of a constant 600,000, "Shortland Street" received more sets and the nursing uniform which was considered outdated was redone. In 2000 an Australian consultant drastically changed the show so that it would suit the 21st century tone of New Zealand. This included transitioning the hospital to a public hospital, bringing in low income families and writing off 14 characters. Michael Galvin and Angela Bloomfield were brought back as their characters Chris Warner and Rachel McKenna and the show received a new producer.
Grace Kwan
In 2013, Grace underwent a storyline that saw her plead with Chris Warner to provide her with children. The storyline saw the two characters agree to create a child whilst refraining from a relationship in what Galvin described as a "problematic" deal. Grace had previously undergone a birth storyline off screen in 1998, when Ellen Crozier (Robyn Malcolm) announced she had given birth to twin boys - however following Grace's return, this was not acknowledged. Producer Simon Bennett assured it would be discussed however, ""Shortland Street" will be covering this, and what became of Grace's twins, in a story that hasn't yet gone to air". Grace, Chris and Chris' fiancé, Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) all agreed upon a "natural way" of reproduction, in a storyline the cast agreed would "divide" fans. Bloomfield found the storyline odd as she pointed out natural conception was one of the least effective methods of fertilization.
Harry Warner (Shortland Street)
Harry has been referred to as the, "most annoying character on the show." Walker himself admitted Harry was an annoying character, but stressed that he was not much like his part. Co-star Angela Bloomfield (Rachel McKenna) praised Walker for his acting during the 2011 illegal smacking storyline, "Reid did a fantastic job. He really pulled out all his menace to play that part." Harry was voted by fans as the runner up for character they would like to leave the show the most, in the "Ferndale Talk Best of 2013 Awards". Television reviewer Chris Philpot stated he hated advertising more than asset sales and Harry Warner combined. Matthew Denton of the "University of Auckland" student magazine, Craccum, named Harry the most annoying character on "Shortland Street", citing that the "spoilt whiney kid has been around for ages, causing grief for everyone" and expressed annoyance that Chris had saved his life in 2013.
Bruce Warner (Shortland Street)
Bruce's arrogant persona alongside his constant womanizing, had a severe effect on both of his sons with Chris becoming the mirror image of his father and Guy (Craig Parker) blaming Bruce for his drug addiction.
Phoenix Raynor
As Phoenix is depicted as a 14-year-old upon his debut in 2010, this means that the writers of Shortland Street have utilized the SORAS technique to make the character a few years older than in real time. This is proven as Chris did not leave Shortland Street until mid 1996, making a 1996 birth impossible. Other factors that contradict Phoenix's birthdate are the facts that Tiffany Pratt saw Chris and Alison together as late as 1997 and Chris indicates he and Alison split as late as 2000 in his return to the show. Phoenix again underwent SORAS in 2011 when he celebrated his 16th birthday in September, only a year after he arrived as a 14-year-old, pushing his birthdate back to 1995 when Chris was living in Ferndale and Alison in America.
List of Shortland Street characters (2016)
After Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) leaves, she has a fling with Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) but after she finds out Mo Hannah has feelings for her, they both decide to stop seeing each other. Kate then starts a relationship with Mo and she moves in with Blue. Kate finds it difficult to accept that Blue wants to start transitioning to male, believing that he may want to change his decision down the track. She later accepts his decision. Mo's wife Margaret Hannah returns to Ferndale much to Mo's dislike. Kate then reminds Mo that Margaret is the biological mother to his children. As Mo and Margaret are about to sign their divorce papers, they have sex. Kate finds out and leaves Mo. She then moves in with Chris and they start a relationship, only to later break up with him and marry Mo. Her overprotective and overbearing ways with Blue also left him leaving in 2018 as he lives with his new girlfriend, a fellow art student in a studio apartment that Kate deemed unlivable. He also discovered that Zoe Carlson, her younger sister returned to Ferndale.
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Since 1992 many notable faces have appeared on the soap. Only one character remains from the original cast: Chris Warner Though taking a 4-year break, Chris has featured in the show the longest of the current cast, outstaying all of his family, who either died or left. Rachel McKenna, another long-standing character , first appeared in the soap in 1993 and has made regular appearances since. Nick Harrison, another long-running character, disappeared from the show in 2005.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1993)
Michael McKenna was surprised to run into Chris' mother Lady Margot Warner at an AA meeting. The two quickly bonded over their addiction to alcohol and formed a close friendship. Sir Bruce Warner, Margot's husband, suspected the two of an affair and bought a large share in the clinic. Sir Bruce then colluded with Noel Sturgess (who was still angry that Michael had backed down during the nurse's strike) to force a review on Michael's performance during the MRSA outbreak. It soon became clear that Sir Bruce Warner's agenda was to run the clinic into the ground so Chris and the other doctors bought shares in the clinic in order to get Michael reinstated. The deciding vote came down to Jenny, who voted in Michael's favour, then demanded that she keep the promotion and raise that Sir Bruce had given her.
Henry Williams (child actor)
Henry Williams is a New Zealand child actor who starred as a recurring character Harry Warner in New Zealand's successful show Shortland Street. New Zealand. Henry has been replaced by Reid Walker on the programme.
Chris Warner
Following Chris' departure in 1996, the show's publicists received constant fanmail asking for his return. Chris received negative backlash upon his return in 2000 for not showing the same characteristics as he had when he left and for being "boring" and no longer a "rogue". However, in 2013, Chris' return was listed as the shows best ever character return by the "Shortland Street" website. The 2012 storyline that saw Chris stalked and manipulated by an ex patient Hayley O'Neill (Michelle Blundell) and concluded in him being framed for her murder, was named by Lydia Jenkin of "The New Zealand Herald" as one of the soap's best story lines. The 2013 storyline which saw Chris deal with son, Phoenix Raynor's (Geordie Holibar) teenage angst, was criticised by a television critic who believed the trouble Phoenix was getting into was, "not interesting enough trouble for me to really care".
Harry Warner (Shortland Street)
In 2014 when the character was entering his teenage years, Harry started to move away from his recurring manner and take up his own storylines. Walker enjoyed the transition, "It's been nice to move on from minor parts in plotlines to actual stuff that concerns my character ... I've enjoyed the journey. I look forward to wherever the writers take me next." The storyline dealt with his discomfort with Chris after he lied about fathering a daughter, Trinity Kwan (Maya Ruriko Doura).
List of Shortland Street characters (1992)
Sir Bruce Warner was the arrogant father of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). He was played by Ken Blackburn for numerous stints in the nineties.
Finn Warner
Finbar "Finn" Warner (previously Burton and Connelly) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street". Born onscreen, Finn was originally played by an uncredited baby actor in 1993 before Lukas Whiting took over the role in 2016.
Chris Pappas (Neighbours)
For his portrayal of Chris, Mason was nominated for the Most Popular New Male Talent accolade at the 2012 Logie Awards. In 2014, Mason won the "Soap Extra" Award for Most Topical Storyline for Chris' coward punch storyline with Josh Willis. The character's inclusion in "Neighbours" and his storyline has received a positive reaction from the public, television critics and LGBT websites. Chris's coming out episode, which was broadcast on 10 August 2010, was seen by 679,000 viewers in Australia. David Knox of Citysearch Melbourne said that the inclusion of Chris in the show is "a positive step with its juvenile audience". Knox added that following the "gay kiss scandal" on "Home and Away", "the test for "Neighbours" will be not just the coming out, but whether he remains in the show after this storyline subsides". Of Chris, "SX News" said "One could simply dismiss the gay character as simply just another plot line, but there's no denying its significance, especially with a show as enduring and mainstream as "Neighbours". If anything, it's a small reflection of the changing attitudes in society". They also praised "Neighbours" for focusing on Chris's coming out and the issue of homophobia, instead of letting Chris "explode out of the closet and leave Ramsay Street glittering in sequins".
Storylines of Shortland Street (1994)
Michael headhunted Grace Kwan (Lynette Forday) from St Katherines, much to the shock of Sir Bruce Warner (Ken Blackburn) who was in love with her and begged her to stay at St Katherines. Alex was immediately jealous of Grace and Michael's friendship and since she had only just finished her affair with Greg, she began to suspect Michael was also having an affair with Grace.
Storylines of Shortland Street (2003)
Toni's brother Dominic Thompson (Shane Cortese) arrived in town and began working as a physical therapist for Adam, who still had ongoing injuries from his stabbing at the hands of Kurt Matakoare. Dominic was stunned to learn that his sister had had a baby with Chris Warner, and it seemed that Dominic had some kind of grudge against Chris. However Dominic quickly befriended Geoff and his sister Delphi as well, who quickly developed a crush on the mysterious older man. Adam meanwhile, did not respond well to Dominic's attempts to befriend him and continued to turn to drugs for support. Li Mei eventually discovered his addiction, and finally showing a softer facet of her personality, she took it upon herself to help him beat his addiction.
Laurie Foell
In 2005 she appeared in a six-week recurring guest role on "Shortland Street" as Justine Jones, an ambitious career driven doctor hired to assist Dr. Chris Warner (played by Michael Galvin) with the Plastics Unit. Justine used her position to undermine Chris and eventually stole the contract away from him and took it to Australia. In July 2006, Laurie Foell reprised her "Shortland Street" role full-time, with Justine being controversially given a senior surgeon role at the hospital.
List of Shortland Street characters (2012)
Drew Webster was the abusive boyfriend of Hayley (Michelle Blundell). Hayley fled Drew in March and he aggressively confronted her at the Warner mansion. Chris (Michael Galvin) later tracked Hayley to his house, where Drew attacked him only to be knocked out by Chris' son Phoenix (Geordie Holibar). Drew didn't lay complaints but continued to beat Hayley. The two broke up but Hayley returned to him several months later, only for him to beat her intensely and end up killing her. Chris was framed for the murder, but when Phoenix began to collect evidence on Drew, Drew kidnapped him and when threatened by police, he confessed to the crime and was arrested.
List of Shortland Street characters (1999)
Natasha "Tash" Heremaia (née Munroe) first appeared in a guest role in 1999. Tash was Rangi Heremaia's (Blair Strang) illegitimate daughter whom he looked after when her mother Terry (Pip Hall) proved unsuitable. However, Rangi bought the two a flat and Tash moved out. In 2001 Tash and Terry moved in with Rangi and Donna Heka (Stephanie Tauevihi) when their flat became rundown and she was devastated when Rangi was found dead. She and Terry moved out once again. 2 years later Terry dumped Tash on Donna's doorstep after she got into legal trouble. Tash refused to accept Donna and her partner Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) but eventually was fostered by the two. Tash was manipulated by Dominic Thompson (Shane Cortese) into claiming Chris had molested her, splitting Donna and Chris up. Tash fell into a bad crowd and began to bully Scarlett Valentine (Nicole Thomson). When Tash eventually befriended Scarlett, she too became a target for the bullies. In mid-2004 Terry returned and decided to take Tash over to Australia. Donna interjected but ended up going with the two to start a new life.
Campbell Cooley
In 2005 he appeared in New Zealand's medical soap opera Shortland Street as nurse 'Liam Todd', caregiver to Dr. Chris Warner's twin sister, Amanda Warner (Marissa Stott).
Bruce Warner (Shortland Street)
Blackburn found portraying the character in such an antagonistic manner saw a lot of negative response, something he did not mind as it was expected. Michael Galvin (Chris Warner) found filming Bruce's final storyline that saw his health deteriorate, difficult, as his own father was going through a similar experience. He later recounted this as one of his worst moments on the soap.
List of Shortland Street characters (2000)
Carol Beckham appeared as starring extra for 10 years. She made her first appearance when she aided Angela Weaver (Katherine Hubbard) in her birth of Lucas Harrison (Christopher Preece). In 2008 Carol was given a warning after Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) caught her handing out funeral pamphlets to patients, resulting in Carol accusing Maia of sexual favoritism. Carol was last seen in mid-2010.
List of Shortland Street characters (2018)
By September, he has been ordered by Chris Warner to stay clean, after Mo Hannah accused him of dragging Jack down when Jack had a poisoning after consuming impure batch of the drug. After helping Jack kick the habit, he proposed to Jack and also became a surgical fellow trainee in waiting.
Warner Family (Shortland Street)
In 2013, Grace Kwan would return to Shortland Street, revealing to Chris she wished to have a daughter through artificial insemination. Chris would agree and the pair's daughter, Trinity Margot Kwan would be born in 2014, but not after causing strain on Chris and Rachel's relationship. Chris and Rachel would be married in 2014 and after a brief separation in 2015, they would reconcile. Rachel however would have a drug relapse in 2016 and would flee Ferndale in disgrace.
Chris Warner
In 2009, the character of Gabrielle Jacobs (Virginie Le Brun) was introduced and it was said she was to, "immediately cause some consternation amongst her fellow colleagues." Despite being in a relationship with Libby Jeffries (Fleur Saville), he and Gabrielle started to share a lot of scenes together on screen, The two were referred to as "Spock and Kirk" by a writer of the show, referencing the famous "Star Trek" characters. Chris soon left Libby for Gabrielle under the impression that she was, 'the one'. Galvin believed the two characters had chemistry as there was a "meeting of the minds". Producer Steven Zanoski liked the partnership but noted flaws, stating; "Chris has always gone out with glamorous women in the past and now he's found someone who challenges his mind, it helps that she is gorgeous as well. Chris is slowly trying to change Gabrielle, but whether she wants to be changed is another story." Galvin commented, "I think Gabrielle is actually extremely suited to him, in spite of her Asperger's. Gabrielle could be the one, you never know. WIfe number six." Whilst looking after Chris' son Harry (Reid Walker), the boy ran away, something with shook Chris and Gabrielle's relationship. Galvin commented, "Deeply concerned for the safety of his son, Chris can't help but think Gabrielle is partly to blame." Gabrielle soon grew sick of the patronising nature of Chris and dumped him shortly before leaving the country. Le Brun enjoyed the pairing of Gabrielle and Chris, stating; "There was a nice dynamic between them because Chris is so used to being the top gun in everything. For once, someone could challenge him to do things he hadn't done before such as playing mental chess. I think it was that sort of thing that put him on the back foot and why he had his heart broken." As 2011 ended, Chris and Gabrielle began a short lived affair, a situation named by Lydia Jenkin of "The New Zealand Herald" as an "eventful turn".
List of Shortland Street characters (2004)
Siobhan O'Leary arrived in mid-2004 as the new nanny for Harry (Callum Campbell-Ross), hired by his father Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). Chris was uneasy about Siobhan's attractiveness and she initially clashed with Harry's mother, Toni (Laura Hill). The two soon became friends and it was not long before Chris and Siobhan began sleeping with each other. However Chris fell in love with Lucy Swinton (Sally Stockwell) and ended up dumping her. The following day Chris discovered a note from Siobhan, stating she had fled Ferndale.
List of Shortland Street characters (1992)
Meredith arrived in town in May 1992 and soon got involved with Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison). The romance was short and she briefly dated Guy Warner (Craig Parker), making Guy's brother - Chris (Michael Galvin) jealous. Meredith's young son - Andrew (Ezra Wood) soon arrived on her door step and she got back together with Hone. However into 1993, the two broke up and Andrew's father kidnapped him, eventually leading to Andrew being placed in Meredith's mothers care. A distraugth Meredith ended up with Guy and the two eventually decided to leave Ferndale. However the revelation that Guy had cheated on Meredith with Jenny (Maggie Harper) separated the two and Meredith got shot by a crazed patient. An injured Meredith forgave Guy and departed to Dunedin alone. She returned the following year and became attracted to Annie Flynn (Rebecca Hobbs). The two eventually started to date and returned to Dunedin together.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1992)
Principal share holder of the clinic Noel Sturgess (Martyn Sanderson) was bought into the hospital midway through the year instantly taking a liking to Chris Warner. He sexually harassed the female nurses with no one laying complaints as he could take away his money from the clinic. He took a shining to Kirsty and offered her a job with triple the pay and lots of holidays. After weeks of deciding Kirsty decided to decline.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1994)
Stuart became jealous of Jo's friendship with Steve, knowing that she had previously had a crush in him. Eventually, Jo told Stuart that she was over Steve and the two slept together for the first time. However, their happiness was not to last and their relationship became unstuck and Jo developed a friendship with Chris Warner, oblivious to the fact that he only wanted to bed her. Steve Mills (Andrew Binns); who had hated Chris for the way that he treated Alison, was devastated to learn that Chris was in fact the biological father of Carrie's triplets and his anger towards Chris only grew when he learned of Chris' interest in Jo, whom he had always been protective of.
Warner Family (Shortland Street)
Sir Bruce Warner was a successful doctor who was knighted for his services to medicine. He was married to Margot Warner and they had three children; twins Chris and Amanda, born 22 November 1965, and Guy, born 14 February 1968. Guy was actually the product of an affair between Bruce and Chris' nanny, which was kept a secret until 1995. Amanda was disabled, so Bruce covered up her birth and told the family that she had died because of the shame she would've brought to the family. Chris was married to Melanie Kirk in 1989, but they divorced in 1991. In May 1992, at the show's start, Chris had an affair with Jill (Suzy Aiken) whilst in a relationship with Alison Warner (Danielle Cormack) who he ended up getting engaged to. However he called off the wedding to reconcille with Melanie. The reconciliation was short and Chris ended up back with Alison, however the night before their wedding Chris was drugged by Darryl (Mark Ferguson), and ended up missing the wedding and losing Alison.
List of Shortland Street characters (2018)
With his father also feeling bad that Becky left Tank for an ex-con, Tank verbally abuses Curtis, while speaking ill of Pixie Hannah (Thomasin McKenzie), which causes the latter to snap. After the scuffle, Tank admits that his father put him up to it. Tank is prescribed diazepam. A day later, CCTV footage identifies him as being within the vicinity of an attack by the serial sex offender, the Beechwood Beast. Tank is taken in for questioning after Curtis and Darryl review the footage. However, the morning after Zoe Carlson (Holly Shervey) is raped, Curtis sees Tank hiding a mask, heightening his likelihood of being the sex offender, until Kate Hannah (Laurie Devenie) realises that he is covering for his father, Ian Reid (Phil Vaughan). The suspects' blood type is later found to be a match for Ian. He was still charged with perversion of justice.
Te Rongopai Rameka, played by Kim Garrett, first appeared on 13 June 2018, as the acting CEO of Shortland Street in the absence of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) by the DHB, to the annoyance of Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington). Te Rongopai pursued an agenda almost instantly, claiming such concepts as white privilege and nepotism, attempting to undermine things done by Chris in his time in charge, such as terminating the employment of Chris's son Frank Warner (Luke Patrick) while favouring Maori members of staff by way of things such as giving Esther a paid working study program top further her skills as an emergency surgeon, while giving her time to heal her injuries inflicted upon her by another of Chris' sons, Esther's husband, disgraced former surgeon Finn (Lukas Whiting), and introducing a free Maori Language tuition program. Te Rongopai's husband, Pita (Jamie MacCaskill) was the Maori Minister of Health, with much of his work happening in Wellington, where he looked after their daughter Romarie, herself a part-time activist.
Guy Warner
Guy Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" who was portrayed by Craig Parker in a guest role in 1992 before returning as core cast from 1993 to 1996. Guy returned for the shows 15th anniversary in May 2007 and again from December 2007 to April 2008.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1992)
Shortland Street is New Zealand's longest-running prime-time television soap opera, centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. It was first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 in 1992. During its first year's run, plotlines included conflict over the practices of Dr Hone Ropata; a love affair between Dr Chris Warner and Nurse Alison Raynor; Nurse Jaki Manu's possible infection with HIV; Jenny Harrison's life as a single mother; the problematic behaviour of clinic owner Michael McKenna; and numerous sexual liaisons between the characters.
Chris Warner
When viewers were introduced to Chris in the first episode that aired in May 1992, the character's personality was already highly on show, with his first scene featuring Chris having sex with a married aerobic instructor. Because of this, Chris was already known as a "playboy" by both the characters onscreen and the audience. His multiple affair's, marriages and mindless flings over the next few years caused Chris to affectionately become known as "Dr. Love" both on and off screen. The scene was credited as defining the character and the fast-paced soap itself. Galvin believed the label was inaccurate as the character was only "sleazy" in his "first six months", however he offered his character advice saying; "I would tell him the next time he wants to sleep with someone he's not in a relationship with, he should slow down and count to 10." Many of Galvin's co stars found the label humorous including Angela Bloomfield (Rachel McKenna) who stated, "I'm so happy I don't have to jump around and kiss half the cast on screen." Although the character participated in primarily romance- and relationship-based storylines, Galvin was hesitant to acknowledge himself as a "sex symbol".
Storylines of Shortland Street (2005)
Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and Toni Thompson (Laura Hill) married but tragedy struck when Toni fell down the stairs and miscarried their second son, James. The couple separated but when Harry (Campbell Callum-Ross) ran away from home, the two moved back in together as flatmates. An escort named Greta Saunders (Meryl Maine) made moves on Chris and he eventually gave into temptation at the same time as Toni decided to try again at the marriage. They stay separated for months but finally reconciled and went on a second honeymoon. Martin "Sticky" Stickwell (Ian Hughes) had a stroke and he and his partner, Barbara Heywood (Annie Whittle) departed Ferndale so he could recover.
Shortland Street
Characters on the show attribute and portray several different demographics found in New Zealand. These range from the rich and well-off (such as Chris Warner) to the struggling and poor (Wendy Cooper). Other areas covered include different ethnicities, with Asian, Polynesian, Romanian people and even Zimbabwean characters appearing on the show. In the first year of the show, it was decided that CEO Michael McKenna's personal assistant, Jenny, should be a solo mother to help draw in that demographic, who statistically would be watching TV at 7 pm. The show has also had a long string of families, such as the Warners, McKennas, Harrisons, Crombies, Hudsons, Jeffries, Valentines, McKays, Coopers, Avia-Levis, and Hannahs, and various teenagers, helping young audiences and families relate to the show.
List of Shortland Street characters (2014)
Trinity Margot Kwan first appeared when she was born onscreen in October 2014. Following a head injury in late 2013, Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) decided to have another child and recruited Grace Kwan (Lynette Forday) to mother it. Once Grace became pregnant, she fell in love with Chris but to protect his wife Rachel (Angela Bloomfield), she decided to flee the country. Grace's best friend Brooke (Beth Allen) pretended she had suffered a miscarriage while Grace moved to Australia. Chris later discovered the truth but kept it from Rachel. In October, Grace ended up giving birth to her daughter while visiting Fiji and she and Chris named her Trinity. Trinity and Grace moved to Australia in December, but were visited many times over the next year by Chris and his family.
Chris Warner (comics)
He is listed as the creator of "Barb Wire" and the developer of the setting of Steel Harbor for these lines. His work on this line includes writing and penciling the mini-series "Barb Wire: Ace of Spades" (1-4), penciling issues 10-12 of "X", being the image illustrator (i.e., the visual creator) of characters like "Ghost" and is given creator credit on "Wolf Gang", "Pit Bulls" and "Motorhead". He also worked on "Will to Power" (issues 4-6 as writer & 10-12 as penciler) and the second volume of "Ghost", on which he acted as writer and later co-writer for the majority of that title's run.
List of Shortland Street characters (2012)
Kronos appeared in several guest stints in both 2012 and 2014. He was named after the cat owned by a relative of the shows head writer. Kronos was the household cat owned by Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart). Luke's girlfriend Bella (Amelia Reid-Meredith) disliked the cat and Luke was shocked in February 2012 when he ate her pet mouse. He bought a substitute mouse in the hope Bella would not realise, only for Kronos to kill it as well. Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) and her sister Bree (Rachael Blampied) later tried to kidnap the cat to scare Luke into moving out, only to fail after Kronos savagely attacked them. On Halloween 2014, Bella was shocked when Kronos arrived to the Cooper household, making her believe that Luke's spirit opposed to her engagement to Dallas Adams (Cameron Jones). Dallas clashed heavily with Kronos and matters came to a head when he had the cat neutered out of spite. Ultimately, Bella realised the presence of Kronos was too much of a reminder of the past and let Lucy (Grace Palmer) adopt the cat.
Harry Warner (Shortland Street)
In 2001 the shows producers decided to undergo a story that saw Toni Thompson (Laura Hill) give birth prematurely during the soap operas 10th anniversary. After the initial birth scenes, Campbell Callum-Ross was cast in the role due his small size resembling that of a premature baby and due to his family living close to the studio where the soap was filmed. Campbell-Ross departed the role in 2006 and after Henry Williams auditioned for the character of a child patient, he was recast as Harry instead. In 2009 producers made the decision to recast the role so as to make way for new story directions and characterisation. The pitch was brought up during a meeting with directors and was originally met with hesitation. Reid Walker had previously auditioned for several different roles over several years and had never been called back. In 2009 he was contacted to audition for the recast of Harry. Prior to this, Walker had considered giving up on his acting dream but within one audition, he won the role. He debuted in September 2009 at the age of 9. During his first few years Walker was a minor member of cast, filming 2 scenes a week, but by 2014 he was a "senior" member and was filming 15 as well as having his own storylines.
List of Shortland Street characters (2001)
Patricia Hewitt first appeared in the soap during the 2001 revamp. She was hired by Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) as the new CEO of the hospital. The staff were shocked when it was revealed that the clean edged and married Patricia had previously been in a lesbian relationship for many years. Patricia's heart began to fail and as the year ended it became clear she needed a transplant. The death of Judy's (Donogh Rees) boyfriend enabled Patricia to receive one but early the following year, she devastatingly lost her son Jack (Manu Bennett). After covering up Jack's severe mental illness, Patricia decided it was best she stood down and she departed Ferndale.
List of Shortland Street characters (2001)
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) arrived to the show in 2001 as part of a cast revamp. She was portrayed by Laura Hill for 7 years, in a stint that saw her become the first ever character to give birth, get married and die on screen.
List of Shortland Street characters (2018)
Zoe Carlson, played by Holly Shervey, made her first screen appearance on 9 April 2018. She initially stayed with Vinnie and Nicole's place, but when she overstayed her welcome, the couple tried to get rid of her, but when Zoe left bad reviews, it turned out that she is the younger sister of Kate Nathan. She was mismatched by Dawn to be Curtis' love interest, but Dawn has no idea that Zoe is Curtis' step-aunt. She got the PA job after Leanne was recovering from a broken wrist and Sass Warner moving to Italy to take care of Hawks, despite her lack of experience. She has developed feelings for Chris Warner. On the day when she was supposed to be fired from the job, she emotionally blackmailed Chris by disclosing her false cancer claim. Before Chris almost saw through her lies, Zoe managed to re-cover her story by saying her cancer is Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which is a far more treatable form. Finn, however, is still warning his father to fire her regardless. After taking care of a terminal patient by reading to her, her guilt finally overwhelms her after she passes away. On 7 May, when she tried to show signs of her illness as she felt threatened by Chris hiring an accountant that can double as a PA, Damo forced Zoe to confess to Kate after Chris somewhat covered up for her. She managed to cover it up for an extra week because she was able to fundraise for extra funding. When Chris and Zoe finally announced their relationship, Zoe found out she was pregnant, when Chris had to rush to Shanghai as Zhilan, Chris' daughter-in-law, went into labour months early. Zoe and Kate also found out that Nicole Miller has been their half-sister all along when Neville Carlson, their father, found Leanne and tried to reconcile.
However, after Chris Warner returned, Jarryd returned and demanded money from her, which Zoe lied about him being abusive towards her, so she rescinded her resignation, Te Rongopai and Nicole saw through Leanne's attempt to get her job back, so Zoe was reassigned to work alongside her on the reception desk, while the role of PA was filled by a young man with MBA, but he left for better offers.
List of Shortland Street characters (2005)
Alice Piper appeared from late 2005 to mid 2009. Alice was hired as a nurse at the hospital and instantly got off to a bad foot when she kissed married man, Tama Hudson (David Wikaira-Paul). In the following months, she had an affair with Tania Jeffries' (Faye Smythes) lover Mark Weston (Tim Foley), again putting her off guard with the staff. Alice's party ways died down in 2007 when she settled down with her former employer as a nanny, Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei). The age difference proved difficult however especially with the arrival of her former flame Kip Denton (Will Hall). After being kidnapped and nearly murdered by the Ferndale Strangler, Alice took up heavy drinking and had a one-night stand with Guy Warner (Craig Parker). Craig proposed to Alice but when she revealed she was pregnant and it may not be his, the two broke up. Alice gave birth to her daughter severely premature and nearly reconciled with Craig, only for him to be brutally murdered. Alice's daughter died not soon after. Alice began to date Ethan Pierce (Owen Black) but realised he was recording them in bed, resulting in her being arrested for his murder. However it turned out Alices best friend Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) was the true culprit and Alice helped her cover up the death, whilst also sharing a potential romance. Alice briefly dated Xavier Moyo (Brian Manthenga) but ultimately ended up falling back in love with Kip and moving to Rarotonga with him.
List of Shortland Street characters (2015)
Ali Karim made his first appearance on 22 September 2015 as the new ambulance recruit at the hospital where he meets Lucy Rickman after bringing a patient into ED, after which he would injure his leg and end up in hospital himself later that day. After moving in with Dayna and Lucy, Lucy and Ali would end up in a relationship. In order to pay for a traditional wedding, Ali would take up an extra job as a Piggyback driver with his friend Curtis Hannah. But after Curtis was sent to jail, the business failed as he was forced out of business by rival companies.
List of Shortland Street characters (1995)
Tuesday Warner first appeared in late 1995 when she was born to parents - Carmen Roberts (Theresa Healey) and Guy Warner (Craig Parker) in a storm. The following year Tuesday was diagnosed with a brain tumour and she and Guy were forced to go to America for it to be operated on. The two returned 11 years later and it was soon clear to Guy's brother Chris (Michael Galvin), that Tuesday was covering up Guy's drug addiction. They fled Ferndale but upon their return 6 months later, got into a devastating car crash. Tuesday began to attend high school and developed a crush on Wiremu Potae (Scott Cotter) but it was unrequited and she ended up returning to America with Guy.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1994)
Chris Warner (Michael Galvin)was stunned when Kirsty exposed Katherine as a fraud and murderer, and swore to give up on women forever. However Chris soon returned to his 'Dr Love' ways and began sleeping with a succession of women. Chris soon had Jo Jordan (Greer Robson) lined up in his sights.
Frank Warner (Shortland Street)
Desperate to have children but with no stable partner in her life, Shortland Street clinic's head of nursing Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden) accepted sperm donations from nurse Steve Mills (Andrew Binns), Guy Warner (Craig Parker), Dr. Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison) and Dr. Chris Warner (Michael Galvin); refusing to disclose whose sperm she used. She fell pregnant and married Steve's father Declan Kennedy (Kevin J. Wilson). Carrie gave birth to triplets during good friend Meredith Fleming's (Stephanie Wilkin) leaving party and named them, Frank, Finbar, and Sarah. Declan proved to be a useless father and ended up fleeing the country to escape criminal associates he had, leaving Steve to be a surrogate parent. It turned out Sarah had a hole in her heart and came close to death during surgery. Carrie decided to flee Ferndale after receiving threats from Declan's criminal past, taking her triplets with her and leaving Steve (who had decided the children were likely his) heart broken. Several months later Steve was devastated to realise Chris had discovered he was the father and had been visiting Carrie and the triplets in Australia (Adelaide to be precise). This caused a rivalry between the two that ultimately led to Steve driving off the road and dying in an explosion. In November 1995 Chris visited Carrie and the triplets so that he could introduce his father Bruce (Ken Blackburn) to them before he succumbed to terminal cancer.
Storylines of Shortland Street (1995)
Chris and Guy were stunned when their father Sir Bruce Warner (Ken Blackburn) revealed that he was dying of cancer. Sir Bruce revealed a secret from the past that Margot was not Guy's mother and that Guy's mother was the nanny who looked after Chris.
Meanwhile, Michael and Alex decided to give their marriage another go. They announced their intentions to move away from Ferndale to operate a lifestyle block. Bruce decided to buy the clinic and Michael agreed to the sale, but cheated Bruce out of the management contract, meaning Bruce would have to own Shortland Street as a silent partner. Dr. Julia Thornton (Elizabeth Hawthorne) arrived to take over the day-to-day running of the clinic. With her, was her husband, Dr. Richard Thornton, a respected psychiatrist and her 16-year-old son James (Chris Dykzeul), who quickly attracted the attentions of Minnie and Lulu.
Harry Warner (Shortland Street)
Harry Warner (previously Thompson-Warner) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" who first appeared onscreen in May 2002. Being born on screen during the shows 10th anniversary, Harry has been portrayed by several child actors and by Reid Walker since 2009. In May 2017 Harry left for an exchange program in Japan.
Shortland Street cliffhangers
Sofia met a stranger who introduced himself as the new head of the hospital - Chris Warner.
List of Shortland Street characters (1993)
Amanda returned in 2005 when her carer - Liam Todd (Campbell Cooley) kidnapped her from her hospital and took her to Chris and his wife Toni (Laura Hill) in an attempt to show them she was more than a vegetable. Chris soon became convinced when Amanda touched him but Toni believed Liam had more sinister plans and the two discovered Liam had spent time in a psychiatric ward. Chris and Toni eventually decided to have Amanda put into a local home but surprised all by allowing Liam visiting rights. In 2007 Guy, Chris, Toni, Harry (Henry Williams) and Tuesday (Olivia Tennet) visited Amanda and took her for a picnic.
List of original Shortland Street characters
By late 1995, Michael Galvin (Chris Warner) was struggling with the amount of time he was spending playing Chris and decided to quit the show. He stated, "after four years on Shortland Street there was so much of me in Dr Warner I wasn’t sure where he ended and I began." Galvin departed alongside his onscreen brother Craig Parker (Guy Warner) in an episode written by Steven Zanoski in May 1996. Originally, the characters' departure was going to lead to the series' ultimate ending. However, the continued success led to further commissions and the show survived. Elizabeth McRae (Marj Brasch) had also begun to worry that audiences would not be able to recognize her in any other roles and she wished for diversity. She quit the role in 1995 with many months of notice for producers to write her out. Producers decided to write her out in a storyline where she became a politician. They saw this as a fun and unusual write out for a deserving fan favourite character. Marj made her last appearance as a regular character on 1 July 1996. Rene Naufahu (Sam Aleni) struggled with the fame associated with the show and in 1996, quit his role. He requested Sam be killed off however this never came to fruition and Sam made his final appearance in August 1996.
List of Shortland Street characters (2004)
Dr. Craig Valentine was the old school friend of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). He quickly became the head of ED at the hospital and clashed with many due to his fiery and at times, moody, personality. He was portrayed Renato Bartolomei until 2008.
Harry Warner (Shortland Street)
In 2001 Toni Thompson (Laura Hill) fell pregnant but it was not clear who the father was as she had been sleeping with both Adam Heywood (Leighton Cardno) and Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). She gave birth several months prematurely in May 2002 and it was not until Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) had the babies DNA tested that Chris was revealed as the father. In 2003 Harry went missing and it was soon revealed he had been kidnapped by a mentally unstable Donna Heka (Stephanie Tauevihi). The following year he was kidnapped again, this time by Toni's former flame, Logan King (Peter Muller). In 2004 Harry and Toni were kidnapped by Toni's deranged brother Dominic (Shane Cortese) in an attempt to kill Chris. Harry caused trouble for Chris and Toni the following year, when his tantrums climaxed in him biting Huia Samuels (Nicola Kawana) hand. Toni fled Ferndale in 2007 and took Harry with her but upon their return, the family scraped death in a dramatic car crash. Harry was devastated months later when Toni died and struggled to come to terms with Chris' succession of girlfriends – going so far as to force him to break up with Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen). In 2010 Harry struggled to cope with the revelation he had a brother, Phoenix (Geordie Holibar) but grew to love him. He clashed with Chris' girlfriend Rachel McKenna and pressed charges when she lightly slapped him. During Halloween 2013, Harry stopped breathing and lost his heart beat for 45 minutes after drinking a potion made of several garden weeds, including foxglove. However, after Chris used his chief executive officer position at the hospital to register prolonged CPR, Harry survived without brain damage. In early 2015 Harry met Pixie Hannah (Thomasin McKenzie) and after initial clashes, the two began to date. However Pixie was diagnosed with bone cancer and Harry supported her through the following treatment but was devastated when she succumbed to pneumonia shortly after the two had confessed their love. Harry leaves in early 2017 to attend an exchange program in Japan only to then get transferred to Shanghai, China. He then appears in a Skype call with his Dad. Harry would return in October 2017 after it was revealed he had gotten his homestay sister, Zhilan Li pregnant after falling in love with her. Zhilan proceeded to escape to New Zealand to find Harry, but Harry decided not to ask Chris for help after witnessing him paying off Mindy, Frank's ex-wife. He was secretly given allowances by Finn after Chris decided to cut him off financially.
List of Shortland Street characters (2017)
"Shortland Street" is a New Zealand television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 25 May 1992 and currently airs on television network TVNZ 2. The following is a list of characters that appeared on the show in 2017 by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the shows executive producer Maxine Fleming. The 25th season of Shortland Street began airing on 16 January 2017 and concluded on 18 December 2017.
List of Shortland Street characters (1993)
Amanda Warner was the disabled twin sister of Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). The Warner's had grown up believing Amanda had died at birth however Guy (Craig Parker) discovered in 1993 that Bruce Warner (Ken Blackburn) had covered up her birth in fear of the shame she would bring to the family. Chris initially struggled to accept his sister but within weeks, found her a place at the hospital to stay. However it was clear she needed full-time nursing and was sent overseas.
Michael Galvin
In 1992 Galvin, a theatre actor at the time, auditioned for a role as Chris Warner in the upcoming Television New Zealand soap opera, "Shortland Street" alongside his flatmate Marton Csokas. Galvin won the role, with Csokas later going on to play Leonard Dodds. Galvin predicted the show would only last 12 months.
Galvin portrayed Chris for four years, with the character picking up the nickname "Dr. Love" for the numerous love affairs he participated in. Galvin soon grew sick of portraying Chris, being quoted as saying "after four years on Shortland Street there was so much of me in Dr Warner I wasn't sure where he ended and I began." He quit and went travelling to seek further job opportunities.
List of Shortland Street characters (1994)
Rebecca Frost appeared as a regular character for 3 years. She arrived as the paramedic partner of Rangi Heremaia (Blair Strang) but ended up becoming Chris Warner's (Michael Galvin) nurse after his paralyzing car accident. It soon turned out Rebecca was out for revenge after Chris played around her sister. The two made up for their differences and began to date, much to the angst of Stuart Neilson (Martin Henderson) who loved Rebecca. Rebecca was hired at the hospital and left Chris for Manny Atutahi (Albert Belz). The relationship was short lived and Rebecca's heart valve started to fail, causing her to become a born again Christian. She briefly dated Erik van der Molen (Peter Daube) before finally getting heart surgery. Rebecca had a short term relationship with Kane Taiaroa (Joe Folau) before she began dating Rangi. In 1997 Rangi and Rebecca became engaged only for Rebecca to pass out and die moments later, with her death being blamed on a faulty heart valve she had received years beforehand.
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Shortland Street aired its first ever 90 minute episode on 2 August 2010. The episode featured Chris discovering he had a son with series original Alison Raynor in 1996, and the conclusion to the three-year Kieran Mitchell storyline which saw the shows second highest ever ratings. Shortland Street has since made the 90-minute episode an annual feature. On 18 April 2011, Shortland Street screened its first episode in High Definition.
List of Shortland Street characters (2015)
Virginia Laidlaw (also McCaskill) made her first appearance on 26 October 2015, portrayed by Serena Cotton. She is the ex-wife of Drew McCaskill. She arrived in town to see her husband for a divorce and she stole his new car. Later on, they made up and decided to have a clean fresh start. A few days later, Rachel McKenna was looking for a temp PA after Bella Durville is on maternity leave after giving birth so she offered Virginia for the job much to the surprise to Drew. She decided to leave after Bella's daughter, Stevie recovered from her surgery, having confronted by McCaskill to formally sever ties. She threw a flower pot at Drew (and missed) after he tried to send money to her for her break. After counselling, she is in amicable terms with Drew, and sent him home after he is discharged from hospital, but is no longer working for Shortland Street later to become a PA for Fentich, a medical research company. Virginia returned to Shortland Street as a member of the DHB. In the weeks leading to the 2017 finale, it is revealed her fiancée has been beating her and she confides in Chris and they share a kiss, Which is later posted online from a hidden camera in his office. She then finds out her fiancée Adam is planning to take Chris down. In the finale for 2017 she is knocked out and bleeding at the bottom of Chris staircase, leaving her fate ambiguous leading going into 2018. It was later revealed that Adam pushed her down the stairs as he was sent to prison. Virginia departed Ferndale in the hope for a fresh start.
Warner Family (Shortland Street)
In March 2010, Margot Warner's nephew and Chris' cousin Isaac Worthington (Matt Minto) arrives and he is as much a playboy as Chris was back in the day. He has relationships with many women around the hospital, including Libby Jeffries, Tania Jeffries, and most importantly, Brooke Freeman. He also develops a rivalry with Luke Durville, who thinks Issac is an arrogant surgeon.
Frank Warner (Shortland Street)
Upon Finn's return to Shortland Street in 2016, he noted to Chris that Frank had struggled with Carrie succumbing to cancer, had pursued a life of crime, and was serving time in prison for armed robbery. Breaking into Chris' house during Christmas 2016, Frank quickly made his mark in Ferndale, purposefully sabotaging local bar 'The I.V.' in an attempt to secure a job there. Having successfully manipulated his way into a barman role, Frank met and fell in love with nurse Kylie Brown (Kerry-Lee Dewing) and whilst away on a long weekend together, the two married. Desperate to reform from criminality, Frank started a motorbike repair business but fell into bad terms with a local motorbike gang and lost the business whilst uninsured in a volcanic eruption. Assaulting a security man, Frank stole $20,000 that resulted in 'The I.V.' spiralling into financial debt and owner Vinnie Kruse (Pua Magasiva) having to sell out. Frank struggled with Chris' diagnosis of leukaemia and ended up donating bone marrow that saw Chris overcome his cancer. Frank emotionally revealed to his siblings that his stepfather had abused him as a child and as a result, the triplets adorned the surname of Warner. Frank was shocked with the return of his manipulative wife Mindy (Catriona Toop) whom he believed was dead, making his marriage to Kylie void. Chris managed to pay Mindy off to divorce Frank but the damage was too severe for Kylie, who left Frank. However following Frank taking a bullet from an attempted shooting of Finn, the couple reunited and decided to have children. On April 30, Kylie had called Frank to leave Julie and Dylan's new mansion as Kylie was feeling unwell. A day later, Kylie was confirmed to had miscarried. While Frank still saw off Finn and Esther as they head off to Detroit to further their careers, now they all have to comfort each other as Finn had hit Nicole as they drove out of the carpark. After being driven out of the security job by Te Rongopai, he worked one shift in a night warehouse, which was guarding an allotment of flu medicine, with Codeine, a potential precursor of Methamphetamine. Until he later returned to his position at Shortland Street hospital, while also hiring the security guard originally from 'The I.V.' with a head injury since the robbery.
Shortland Street cliffhangers
Chris Warner's world crumbled around him when his girlfriend Donna discovered he'd been unfaithful, and he was arrested on trumped up charges of sexual molestation, both thanks to Dominic.
Bruce Warner (Shortland Street)
The character of Bruce was written with antagonistic characteristics, with his storylines often focusing on his rivalry with CEO Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins) and his attempts at taking over the hospital. He would often go behind his families backs and either try buy out the hospital or indulge in numerous affairs. Bruce's wish was finally granted in 1995 when Michael retired, however only after signing the ownership deal of the hospital did Bruce realize Michael had the last laugh as Bruce was shafted from any managerial positions, only being a silent partner.
List of Shortland Street characters (2014)
Jack Theodore Hannah first appeared in early 2014 as a minor character, before becoming a more central character later in the year. In 2015 the character was introduced to the core cast and a family unit was created around him.
Dr. Garrett Whitley first appeared in May 2014 portrayed by Spencer Falls. He is the brother of E.D. Doctor, Harper Whitley. Garrett arrives when he is brought into E.D suffering from the effects of synthetic cannabis, Harper agrees to treat him in her exam room, Harper then offers Garrett a place to stay with her with Nicole Miller and Vinnie Kruse. Since arriving in Ferndale he has had brief relationship with Kylie Brown but ended up falling for Ula Levi they ended their relationship after Ula's ex-boyfriend Jared returns from the army but he returns to the army and they get back together however months after they break up. While stationed in ED, TK failed Garrett's rotation. After getting a second chance in surgical, he nearly lost his job again when helping his criminal father Steve Whitley flee the country. Garrett then found himself in more danger while trying to get Harper away from a dodgy crook she was seeing. While both nursing broken hearts, Garrett had a brief romance with Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield) who eventually fell in love with. Unfortunately for him, she later went back to husband Chris Warner. Garrett had a rocky relationship with his mentor Boyd Rolleston, and after being encouraged by his sister, sneaked into the funding conference, and talked to the authority offering the international scholarship under Chris and Garrett's noses, and in the end managed to secure himself a scholarship to finish his medical degree in Basel, Switzerland. In 2016, it was mentioned he was in a critical condition with undisclosed brain injury in Europe.
List of Shortland Street characters (1994)
Dr. Grace Kwan first appeared in early 1994 portrayed by Lynette Forday. She departed in 1997 before returning 16 years later in a recurring role.
List of Shortland Street characters (2006)
Hunter McKay was the teenage son of Justine Jones (Laurie Foell) and Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie). He was portrayed by Lee Donoghue until March 2012. The character debuted as an intelligent jock, who bullied Scarlett Valentine (Nicole Thomson) to the extent that she attempted to murder him. His story lines saw him develop into a sensitive and hard working medical student. However Hunter's final storyline saw him develop an addiction to Crystal Meth that led to his departure.
Fergus Kearney
Paul Ellis auditioned for "Shortland Street" at the age of 18 but did not win the part. However the casting directors took a liking to Ellis and hired him as a two-week role of Fergus; a homeless bad boy who was in a group of squatters Guy Warner helped. After the stint ended, producers were impressed by Ellis' interpretation of the character and rewrote the character so that he was the son of clinic CEO – David Kearney. Ellis was signed to a recurring basis and returned several months later. In 1998, Ellis became a regular cast member. In 2000 Ellis made headlines when it was suggested he was axed by Shortland Street producers. Ellis later spoke out against the rumours and stated it was his wish to leave the show after he stopped learning about acting while appearing.
Justine Jones
Justine arrived to Shortland Street as a surgeon replacing Chris Warner (Michael Galvin), who was on stress leave. She instantly clashed with Dr. Li Mei Chen (Li Ming Hu) and ended up using Chris' anxiety condition to take a lucrative surgery position from underneath his nose and return to Australia. She returned the following year and started an affair with Mark Weston (Tim Foley) before she revealed new doctor, Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie), was her husband. Her children Hunter (Lee Donoghue) and Sophie (Kimberley Crossman) arrived and Justine won the head of surgery position. As the year ended, she and Chris started a steamy affair. Callum discovered the affair and the two separated. He soon forgave Justine and they rekindled.
Tiffany Pratt
Tiffany was created as a new love interest for established character; Chris Warner. Alison James, who had theatre background, was cast in the role. After appearing on the show for three years, James decided to quit and the character was killed off. She stated, "It took me a long time to decide to leave Shortland Street because it isn't easy to walk away from something you love. I also had this fear I'd never get work again – it's a real fear. So it took me a long time to wrestle with the idea that saying no to work wasn't unwise, and that if you actually want to grow and develop as an actor you do have to stop and move on." She found her final scenes draining, "Everyone was acting around me and I was there, but my acting had basically stopped. I remember lying there thinking, 'I’m going to miss all these people.' I was quite teary, actually."
Guy Warner
Throughout his original stint, Guy was one of the most popular characters on the show. The character was described by a journalist as being "terminally nice". Producer Jason Daniel listed the return of Guy as one of his favourite storylines throughout his run on the soap. In the 2008 "Throng Shortland Street Fan Awards", Guy was listed as one of the characters fans would most like to return. Charlotte Cowan of Entertainment Fix praised Guy's return storyline and compared it favorably to the returns of Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison) in 2008 and Justine Jones (Lucy Wigmore) in 2009. It was later named as the 4th best ever character return storyline in the soap by the "Shortland Street" website in 2013. Laura Hill (Toni Warner) enjoyed working alongside Parker and Olivia Tennet (Tuesday Warner) during 2007, noting the "lovely new energy" they brought to the Warner family unit. In 2012, the character was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years.
Chris Warner
Originally given the name "Chris Perry", several actors auditioned for the character in 1992, with two being Michael Galvin and his flatmate Marton Csokas. Galvin went on to win the role and predicted that the show would only last six months. Csokas later went on to join the soap as Leonard Dodds in 1993. As production began, Chris' surname became Warner and the character made his first appearance on the show's first episode. Many of Galvin's co-stars became role models for him, including Elizabeth McRae (Marj Neilson), Paul Gittins (Michael McKenna), and Temuera Morrison (Hone Ropata). Galvin commented, "I learned a lot from Tem Morrison. When I started off I thought, 'I am going to make this so dramatic, everything is going to be so dramatic.' I had this completely inappropriate intensity. But Tem would come along and just float through the scene and he was just so much more watchable than me when it started. I'm sure people thought, 'Oh thank God it's him, because he's just relaxed and doing it – and who's that blond idiot dancing around.' You learn fast." Galvin stayed on the soap for several more years but began to tire of the role and quit, stating; "after four years on Shortland Street there was so much of me in Dr Warner I wasn't sure where he ended and I began." Galvin departed alongside his on-screen brother Craig Parker in an episode written by Steven Zanoski in May 1996. Originally, the characters' departure was going to lead to the series' ultimate ending. However the continued success led to further commissions and the show survived.
Chris Warner
Galvin described Chris as; "Highly successful in his professional life and not so successful in his personal life. He is generous and kind, but is also a snob. He always tries to learn from his mistakes but never does." However he also called Chris "positive" and noted Chris' high expectations. Galvin believed Chris' egotism and elitism lead him to look down on the world and have constant frustration. Galvin enjoyed Chris' faults, ("he's vain, he's a snob, to name two of many") as "they're the most fun to play". Throughout 1993 and 1994, Chris' characterisation was seen to be a lot more arrogant and bitter in a purposeful attempt to flip the character around in a drug addiction storyline, that would see Chris weak and vulnerable. Galvin found that throughout the period of portraying Chris, he started to morph the character into his own characteristics, "whenever you play any role there should be as much of yourself in it as possible: you should use the role as a form of self-discovery. Rather than trying to escape yourself and going, “How do people like this behave?”, try to think instead: well, what would I do if I was that person?" Throughout the characters duration, Chris slowly began to mature and Galvin noted, "less flakey". At the start of 2002, Chris' arrogant personality struck a chord with many of his co workers, Galvin explained, "Chris Warner's a charming guy. He's had a privileged upbringing, enjoys a great career and definitely likes to think of himself as a bit of a lady-killer! Good things just seem to come his way, which can make him seem a bit cocky really. So it's great he's having a tough time. It makes him more real! Especially on the professional front. He cares a great deal for his work. It's one of his greatest passions, so when this comes under threat, you see this real vulnerability. Take Chris' work away, and what's he left with? Also, Chris is about to go through the painful discovery of who his friends really are. He's definitely in dangerous territory!" Following the 2012 storyline where he was imprisoned, Chris underwent a major personality change, Galvin commented: "Chris' social awareness was raised by his time in prison and, more specifically, by his friendship with Gus (Joe Folau) ... Having lived most his life believing he was somehow different to people like Gus, he has realised he's no better."
List of Shortland Street characters (2009)
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.
List of Shortland Street characters (1998)
Dr. Mackenzie Choat was the villainous psychiatrist who first appeared in mid-1998. Mackenzie began to date Lionel Skeggins (John Leigh) but when she discovered Oscar (Christopher Brown) had raped Minnie (Katrina Devine), Oscar framed her for fraud and Mackenzie lost her job. Oscar was found bludgeoned and an increasingly unhinged Mackenzie married Lionel before he realised she was the culprit and fled. Lionel went missing and was suspected dead, leading Mackenzie to desperately sleep with Frank Malone (Christopher Hobbs) and drug Lionel's son Luke (Greg Freeman) so he would stay with her. Caroline Buxton (Tandi Wright) realised Mackenzie was Oscar's attacker and brought the comatoze Oscar to the hospital to scare her. Mackenzie discovered the coma was fake and attacked Oscar, before exploding his hospital room and fleeing with the money he had stolen from the hospital. However, as she fled, Greg Feeney (Tim Balme) sneakily took the money, leaving her with nothing.
Phoenix Raynor
Phoenix Raynor (also Warner) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street". He has been portrayed by Geordie Holibar since his debut in the show's first ever 90 minute episode in August 2010. The character was introduced as the unknown son of long-standing character Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and ex-wife Alison Raynor (Danielle Cormack).
Storylines of Shortland Street (1992)
The romance of Dr. Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and Nurse Alison Raynor (Danielle Cormack) was the first of many love stories that have been featured in Shortland Street over the years. Alison was an innocent country girl from Te Kuiti, Chris on the other hand, was a ladies' man and had garnered the nickname 'Dr Love' by fellow staff members. Chris had also been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, his father was Sir Bruce Warner (Ken Blackburn), a well-respected doctor who had been knighted for his services to medicine. The romance between Chris and Alison quickly hit trouble Nurse Steve Mills (Andrew Binns) caught Chris engaged in a steamy romp with gym instructor Jill(Suzy Aiken).
List of Shortland Street characters (2009)
Jeremy Tyler was an internet entrepreneur. When Rachel (Angela Bloomfield) returned in 2007, she bragged to Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) that the two were engaged but admitted that she did not love him. In 2009 when Chris noticed Rachel was having severe problems with her alcohol, he contacted Jeremy and brought him to Ferndale. Jeremy was keen to restart the marriage whilst Rachel was not and when Jeremy discovered Chris and Rachel had slept together whilst he was engaged to her, he physically attacked Chris. Jeremy later offered a reconciliation to Rachel but she declined and they decided to sell their house. In January 2014, Rachel travelled to Wellington to finalize her divorce with Jeremy.
Kylie Brown
Kylie Warner (previously Brown, also Connelly) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" portrayed by Kerry-Lee Dewing. She made her first screen appearance on the episode broadcast on 24 September 2012. The character was introduced alongside Emma Franklin (Amy Usherwood) as friends to existing character Lana Jacobs (Brooke Williams). The character's storylines have focused on euthanasia, having a mastectomy, being infertile due to miscarriages from ectopic pregnancy, and her relationship with TK Samuels which have all being popular among viewers.
List of Shortland Street characters (1992)
Jill Johnstone was the fitness trainer who had a brief affair with Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). It soon turned out Jill was married and the affair broke up Chris' relationship with Alison (Danielle Cormack).
List of Shortland Street characters (2013)
Dayna Jenkins (Lucy Elliott) would constantly argue with her mother during phone calls and it soon became apparent to Wendy Cooper (Jacqueline Nairn) that Jennifer was a neglectful mother. She picked up Dayna in May when she suffered a massive mental breakdown. Wendy was shocked to be reunited with Dayna in December and it turned out Jennifer had been in a car crash and was in a coma. Josh Gallagher (Chris Tempest) injected the unconscious Jennifer with sedative that would ensure she would not awake so that he could use her kidney as a transplant for Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen). She was declared brain dead and despite initial hesitation by Dayna, her life support machine was turned off and her kidney donated to Brooke. The following year, Dayna and Kane (KJ Apa) received a million dollars in inheritance.
Kane Jenkins first appeared in December 2013 portrayed by KJ Apa. The character was introduced as part of the extended Cooper family unit and as a means to depict youth-suicide.
Kirsty Knight (Shortland Street)
In 1994 Kirsty's romance storyline's drastically changed when producers paired her with the unlikely Lionel Skeggins. Several people involved in production were skeptical that the "Beauty and the Beast" storyline could actually work, finding it unlikely the glamorous Kirsty would be attracted to the clumsy Lionel. However the unusual pairing was a hit with audiences, becoming part of the classic soap opera archetype of; the couple the audience know should be together even when the characters do not know it themselves. The couple were so successful a novel was released telling the two's story titled "Kirsty and Lionel - Shortland Street Books". The two featured in one of the most notable moments in the soap's history when the first ever cliffhanger featured on the soap centered on the wedding between the two being interrupted by Kirsty's past lover Stuart Neilson. The two got through the hiccup but after Kirsty was hit by a truck in another of the soap's notable storylines, leaving her with amnesia, she forgot ever loving Lionel and returned to ex-boyfriend Greg. However the two reconciled and the 1996 season ended on their kiss. The two's reconciliation did not last long and the two were amidst divorcing when the plane they were in crashed in the 1997 cliffhanger. However, in 1998 Lionel finally decided he wanted to be with Kirsty, only to miss her by seconds when she left to live in Wellington.
List of Shortland Street characters (1992)
Noel Sturgess appeared sporadically throughout the shows first 3 years. He was the primary share holder of the Shortland Street clinic. He arrived to the hospital as a patient requiring heart surgery in mid-1992 and instantly came across as gross and creepy to the young women staff. He took a liking to doctor - Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and showed sexual interest in Kirsty (Angela Dotchin). He hired Kirsty as his temporary personal assistant in the clinic and sexually harassed Carrie (Lisa Crittenden). He offered Kirsty a full-time contract and left when she declined. He returned the following year after the nurses went on strike. He considered selling out the hospital but ended up keeping his shares. In 1994 Noel returned and was skeptical at his daughter Hilary's (Susan Brady) financial scheme for the hospital. Jenny (Maggie Harper) pondered Noel about his late wife and he admitted he treated her poorly. Noel had a heart attack moments later and died. His shares of the hospital were given to Hilary.