I started acting when I was a kid (his parents had a theatre company). Premiered: May 25, 1992. Probably Rachael Taylor. Library. "I am so proud of the way our cast and crew came together and kept going in a time of uncertainty. Shortland Street is a serial medical drama centred around the lives and loves of the staff and patients of Shortland Street Hospital; an engaging and entertaining mix … So the hero but with an edge. It was cool. Hero, definitely. He was the nice guy cafe owner who saved the girl in the crime drama Straight Forward and now Kiwi actor Matthew Walker is bringing his charms to Ferndale, playing Shortland Street’s new GP Karl Vanderbeek. They deal with love, life and loss as they navigate their personal and professional lives. ... New Amsterdam (2018) Dexter You Batwoman Attack on Titan: Main | Episodes | Cast. Sign up. I think they’re just incredible. 4,734 talking about this. What is it you like about the Bard? It was really exciting when I first found out the role was going to be identical twins and I thought, ‘This is going to be such a fun challenge’ and then I realised I was basically in every scene ... twice. She’s very keen for that and I’m keen too. What would you be doing if you weren’t acting? 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I’m absolutely terrible at it but I love watching it and I have huge respect for stand-up comedians. 17:14. Network: TVNZ 2 Genre: Soap Opera. About Show: Shortland Street (Shortland Street 6883) is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on Television New Zealand’s TV2 on 25 May 1992. After 28 years on New Zealand television, Shortland Street clocks up its 7000th episode on Friday, July 3. This year saw the production shut down for the first time in the show's 28-year history. Follow. I used to do school plays, community theatre and Shakespeare at high school and through that I got an agent in Auckland. What was it like filming Straight Forward, the Kiwi/Danish series? It was one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. Tamsin's curiosity puts her in danger. Cast & Crew. Learn about Shortland Street: discover its cast ranked by popularity, see when it premiered, view trivia, and more. Watch fullscreen. Shortland Street’s production company has several other shows, but none have plans to resume yet. Food, all food. I’m very fortunate that I’ve been in lots of cool locations around the country and all over the world, but I do have to say portaloos on a busy film set on a hot day are not great. Watch Shortland Street - Season 9, Episode 130 - Episode 2020: Minnie embarks on a dangerous project. The show's annual end-of-year episodes have become something of a New Zealand tradition. Made on the run, sold round the globe, the Kiwi soap opera juggernaut has provided a launchpad for dozens of actors and behind the scenes talents. I don’t have a television in my apartment so I watch TV on demand and the internet always seems to know to do that circle spinning thing at the most suspenseful moment. I’ve been working in a lot of ad production in Auckland and I’m also directing a short film. Masking up for this year's cast photo is a nice touch for a show that has kept us entertained through two lockdowns. Shortland Street is the only production that chose to resume under Level 3. Buffering. Meet Shortland Street's newest and youngest cast members who play Ali and Lucy's baby. TV2's Shortland Street soap opera has a new resident on the show, Tainui/Ngāti Hine actress Tinihuia Lee-Lemon. Shortland Street 7060 Episode 25th September 2020. She’s living in America now and doing amazing things (Jessica Jones, Grey’s Anatomy, Charlie’s Angels), but I always think what a great time, what a close friendship, we had. Shortland Street (1992–present) is a medical drama and New Zealand's longest running soap, set in an Auckland city hospital, focusing on the lives and loves of the people that work there. Visiting doctor Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison), who is soon to join the team, makes the call to deliver the baby. New episodes weeknights My mum’s a nurse and my stepfather’s a doctor, so I’m very used to medical conversations and to having weird things being talked about over dinner that shouldn’t be talked about over dinner. Track Shortland Street season 29 episodes. I’m from a medical family. About. So you’ve got this fairly full-on work schedule anyway but then you’re doing it twice. I’ve had some of the best times of my life living in Sydney and working over there, but it’s just so nice to be at home in New Zealand. It also saw the soap become one of the first in the world to resume filming — and became a source of information for other international productions. "2020 has been one of the wildest rides yet for me in Ferndale," says Ngahuia Piripi, who has played Esther Samuels on the hit show for more than five years. He was the nice guy cafe owner who saved the girl in the crime drama Straight Forward and now Kiwi actor Matthew Walker is bringing his charms to Ferndale, playing Shortland Street’s new … Will all the masked Shortland Street stars survive the annual end of year cliff-hanger in the one-hour final episode this Thursday? SS for me is, I’m finding, its own genre and Shakespeare is its own genre as well. It's a time when some of the year's biggest storylines come to a head and many of the most popular characters get caught up in something they should never have been part of. Shortland Street: Summer Holiday Hoping to rekindle their romance, Louis visits Shereez in the Chathams where the locals are preparing to welcome the New … The young actress is joining the cast to play the role of Tillie Samuels, the daughter of TK Samuels (Ben Mitchell) and Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing). 1,328 talking about this. Spy also understands a fan favourite could finally be in for some good news. After the cancellation of Gloss, Television New Zealand (TVNZ) noticed the lack of New Zealand content on their channels, and in 1990, set about creating a local equivalent of the Australian soap Neighbours. Erin reaches breaking point. Fun facts: cast, trivia, popularity rankings, and more. Matt Walker plays new GP Karl Vanderbeck on Shortland Street but he’s also appeared on Home And Away. "Shortland Street" Episode #29.6911 (TV Episode 2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kiwis can be a little more shy. Shortland Street Follow the lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale, in New Zealand's favourite drama. Shortland Street - First Episode - The first episode of Shortland Street starts with a pregnant woman being rushed to the clinic after an accident. Ria Vandervis (Harper), Ben Barrington (Drew), Jess Sayer (Maeve) and Sally Martin (Nicole) in the 2020 Shortland Street Cast photo. It’s a very different tone in terms of the performance but, I don’t know, I think some of the storylines in Shortland Street could have been written by Shakespeare. Definitely Ferndale because it’s just so nice to be home. Julia Fitzpatrick and daughter Olivia Tangi, Stefanie Wilson and young Abigail. Food is always somewhere in my hemisphere and if you give me a piece of chocolate we’ll be friends forever. Search. About Show: Shortland Street (Shortland Street 6883) is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on Television New Zealand’s TV2 on 25 May 1992. The latest news & gossip from behind the scenes of NZ's favourite drama. It didn’t do very well, but she and I became really close friends. Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since May 25, … That was a really amazing job. I’m a Kiwi, I grew up in Hamilton. We managed to keep filming during lockdowns, kept the show on air and continued to make a world-class drama.". - NZ Herald, Spy: Shorty St says 'I do' to challenge of a lockdown wedding - NZ Herald, They're back, this time with music: 'Unruly tourists' to be turned into stage show, The Masked Singer NZ: 'Paula Bennett' gets set free, Jane Barnes joins rocker husband Jimmy playing sous chef in new cookbook, The model, the rocker and the disputed will: Why Paulina Porizkova isn't going away quietly, Superman star addresses speculation about his private life, How a major Auckland eruption would reshape the city. Follows the stories of staff and patients at the Shortland Street Hospital in Ferndale, New Zealand. Shortland Street 7060. It’s not that dissimilar (to Shortland Street) really. Being on the other side of the camera is quite nice because actors come into a project about day 150 and I like to be on the other side when you can be at the very beginning of the process and be part of that dialogue all the way through. ... random; Shortland Street. Dangerous or selfish driving. Season 29 guide for Shortland Street TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. We, as a whole family of cast and crew learnt a lot over this time and I love the fact we have acknowledged it in a special cast "masked" photo, as a record of the crazy times we went through.". The 38-year-old former Hamiltonian is no stranger to soaps – he played Justin Jefferies on Home And Away and has also been seen in local shows Dirty Laundry and Filthy Rich. The New Zealand Film Commission has said that filming will resume eventually under Level 2, which is being rolled out in several stages beginning this week. Shortland Street joins a range of investigative documentaries, movies, and news and current affairs programs, in a 2021 slate of programs celebrating diversity and exposing people to new … In Australia, an indigenous woman is jailed for stealing an ice cream — why? Shortland Street S26E271 23rd March 2018 - Shortland Street 6450 23rd March 2018 - Shortland Street 23rd March 2018 - Shortland Street March 23 , 2018 - Shortland Street / Full HD Shows Shortland Street 2018.03.23 / Shortland Street 2018-03-23 / Shortlan How hard was that? Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centering on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. Shortland Street Season 29 - Episodes Guide and Summaries. Show producer Oliver Driver says it's been a difficult time for everyone. Shortland Street 7070. Shortland Street 7070 Episode 9th October 2020. Watch Shortland Street 30th March 2020 (6957) - SuperSturmfan1 on Dailymotion. You’ve been in Home And Away and now you’re in Shorty, so Ferndale or Summer Bay? Shortland Street 30th March 2020 … My career has moved a lot behind the camera as well. And, after so much grief this year, an international cameo appearance suggests there might even be a Christmas miracle in Ferndale this year, Spy: The Bros are back in town on Shortland Street - NZ Herald, Spy: Shortland Street reveals its latest troublemaker - NZ Herald, Spy: Which Shorty St villain is returning to wreak havoc in Ferndale? Stand-up comedy. There were several attempts to organise the 2020 cast photo, which had to be postponed due to lockdowns, health and safety restrictions and availability of cast and studio space. Portaloos. Greg McGee at South Pacific Pictures wanted to do a series about the new private clinics emerging under New Zealand's Labour government, and suggested the idea to scriptwriter Dean Parker, who declined due to a dislike of private medicine, so TV2 and South Pacific Pictures purchased a formula from Grundy Tele… Shortland Street 30th March 2020 (6957) SuperSturmfan1. New to Stream: Acorn TV’s December 2020 lineup! Only the doctors are all missing. That was the first job I had out of drama school. I love Australia. We filmed 85 episodes of that show and only about 40 of them ended up being screened. But my mum is very, very happy that I’m playing a doctor and she can finally see me wearing a stethoscope. I guess my first official acting job was when I was cast in Hercules when I was a teenager. By the end of the shoot my brain was mush, but it was a very, very fun show.