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Dr. Leonard Rossi-Dodds
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Marton Csokas
Duration 1993–95
First appearance 21 January 1993
episode 174
Last appearance 18 January 1995
episode 678
Introduced by Brian Lenanne (1993)
Tony Holden (1994)
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Owner of Stromboli Cafeteria
Doctor
Alex McKenna
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Liddy Holloway
Duration 1993–95, 1996, 2002
First appearance 26 January 1993
Last appearance 1 May 2002
Introduced by Brian Lenanne (1993)
Simon Bennett (1996)
Harriet Crampton (2002)
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Owner of Kennedy's bar (1993–96)
Laurie Brasch
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Chic Littlewood
Duration 1993–96
First appearance 5 February 1993
Last appearance 15 July 1996
Introduced by Brian Lenanne
Book appearances Marj's Story - Shortland Street Books (1996)
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Policeman
Amanda Warner
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Stephanie Jack (1993)
Marissa Stott (2005)
Duration 1993, 2005
First appearance March 1993
Last appearance 12 October 2005
Introduced by Brian Lenanne (1993)
Jason Daniel (2005)
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Residence Ferndale, New Zealand
Joanna Jordon
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Greer Robson
Duration 1993–94
First appearance May 1993
Last appearance 19 September 1994
episode 606
Introduced by Brian Lenanne
Classification Former; regular


The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 1993, by order of first appearance.

Rachel McKenna was the spoilt teenage daughter of CEO - Michael (Paul Gittins) and Alex McKenna (Liddy Holloway). She arrived in early 1993 as part of the McKenna family unit and has been portrayed by Angela Bloomfield for numerous stints.

Dr. Leonard Ralph Carlton Rossi-Dodds was the love interest and eventual husband to Gina Rossi (Josephine Davison). He arrived as the eccentric new doctor in early 1993 and soon started to date the equally eccentric - Gina. However Leonard soon left and when he returned, was shocked Gina had moved on to Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison). The two reconciled and ended up getting married, something Leonard's best man - Lionel Skeggins (John Leigh) nearly put an end to. The couple bought a houseboat and after Leonard recovered from his sea sickness, the two tried for children. The attempts proved useless and the two moved to America. They returned later in the year as best man and bridesmaid to Lionel and Kirsty (Angela Dotchin) and ended up leaving in early 1995. In late 1995 it was announced Gina had given birth to a boy named Leonardo.

The character has been named as iconic.

Alexandra "Alex" McKenna (née King) was the wife of Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins) who was portrayed by Liddy Holloway from 1993 until 1995 and again for a guest roles in 1996 and 2002. Liddy Holloway, who had previously been a writer for the show, was cast as the matriarch of the new family unit, the McKennas. Paul Gittins who portrayed Alex's husband, Michael, would jokingly accuse Holloway of giving her character the best lines of the two.


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