But good on them for proving it can be done here, and even better in some ways (the early diversity Russell alludes to) than countries with much?

Same, James. Licensed music to it many times, so I'm grateful it exists (and provides solid employment) but I've not seen more than 10 minutes of it in a sitting.

You sick sick people. Fancy not watching SS.

I often wondered what it is like to watch.......

Join ya. Sick.

Phew.

Edit: But I do have 10% of Gareth Williams.

Things I learnt as an extra:
– Craig Parker?

Those Latin American supernatural soaps are the bomb. Used to have them on in Indonesia with the (completely surplus to requirement) audio off.

The Indians do a?

you could safely omit the middle of that statement :)

When I returned to live in NZ a bit less than a decade ago I watched Shortie with some folks who were into it.?

Woohoo! You beauty!

Stuff ?Shortland Street? ? I want ?GC?

whereas years later I was approached by him seeking directions to a liquor outlet in New Lynn.

It was really pretty good, and the discovery of the old nurses' uniforms was a nice touch. I was surprised at how many of the characters I recognised — although I'm given to understand that the entire Jefferies?

And spurned, he had to go and be in a movie with Vin Diesel.

*may include oblique references

SPP have just confirmed that the feature ep is unblocked for the next 48 hours. You can see it here.

Jay was back last night, so that's another lesbian.

Intriguingly, the Stuart Neilson founding character was supposed to be gay but apparently it didn't work out.

Has there been an Asian character in the Street – in fitting with the real life health system – since Li Ming Hu?s character was put on a bus to the afterlife??

Oh, hang on, yeah. I am confused.?

Li Ming was the actor, Li Mei was the (somewhat controversial in young Chinese circles) character.

Li Ming returned to the show as a writer?

The writers and storyliners I knew used to marvel at their unconscious ability to plan, months?

What never made sense about Tania is that I'm pretty sure that the woman who plays her is looks at least half Maori, yet Tania's parents on the show are both white, and there was never a?

(I used to watch Shortland St back in the day, haven't done for years.)

Believe me, that would've been whatever a faux pas is in Mandarin.

is South African, isn't she?

The last Asian character (apart from Eddie Someone, the drugs kingpin) was Winston, Brooke's erotomaniac assistant.