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- Title
- Shortland Street - First Episode
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
- Collection
- NZ On Screen
- Description
The first episode of Shortland Street starts with a pregnant woman being rushed to the clinic after an accident. But the doctors are all missing. Visitor Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison), who is soon to join the team at the clinic, makes the call to deliver the baby. Head nurse Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden) is not amused, and pronounces that Dr Ropata is no longer in Guatemala (see opening clip, if you can't wait for this legendary moment). This debut episode of the five night a week soap air...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1992
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/shortland-street-first-episode-1992
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- new zealand culture / relationships / health / a&e / hospital / iconic / theft / homelessness / icon / car crash / pregnancy / doctors / nurse / ambulance / young adult / teen / local / shorty / serial / you're not in guatemala now / drama / 1992 / 1990s / 90s / soap opera / soap / city / auckland / pregnant / birth / doctor / nineties / street kid / emergency / guatemala / nz on air / new zealand on air / breech birth / levene / howard wright / stealing / puberty / apology / cardiofunk / aerobics / affair / triage / breech presentation / cellphone / debut / first episode / tv two
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