Jennifer Mapplethorpe

Jennifer Mapplethorpe
City Homicide character
First appearance	28 August 2007 "In The Hands Of Giants Pt 1"
Last appearance	30 March 2011 "Ghosts, Part VI"
Created by	John Hugginson John Banas
Portrayed by	Nadine Garner
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Occupation	Police Detective
Title	Detective Senior Constable
Significant other(s)	Nick Buchanan

Jennifer Mapplethorpe is a fictional character from the Australian television drama City Homicide, played by Nadine Garner. She made her debut screen appearance in the pilot episode "In The Hands Of Giants Pt 1", which was broadcast on 28 August 2007.

Shortly after she returned to Australia from a four month stay in London, Garner was offered the chance to audition for the role of Jennifer. Of her casting, she said "It looked like a strong production, the cast was exceptional, the chance to play a strong female lead on a commercial network on a show I think has a lot of credibility; it wasn't something to turn down." Garner filmed the pilot for City Homicide in 2006. The Seven Network commissioned the series the following year and Paul Kalina of The Age commented that the network bosses were "very pleased" with Garner's performance. Garner revealed that it was "nice" to be working in her home town of Melbourne, as it meant she could go home every night instead of returning to a hotel.

In 2008, Garner became pregnant with second child. She continued filming until a couple of days before her due date. She told a Herald Sun reporter "I was originally going to finish up after we complete this current block, but then they decided to write me into the next block. So my final day of shooting will be two days before my due date." Garner took an eight week break from the series after she gave birth and her character was absent from four episodes.

"Jennifer's an ambitious, intelligent woman, and her ability to think on her feet is what makes her an ideal Homicide Detective. Jennifer's sensitive, without being sentimental and she has a strong ability to read people - crooks and cops alike."

Garner spent time with real homicide detectives to help her get a sense of the role. She told a Daily Telegraph reporter that there is a long waiting list to get into the homicide squad and that the people who chose the career had a strong morality. Of Jennifer, the reporter stated "Garner's character Mapplethorpe puts her career ahead of everything. She's lucky to get a gig on the sought-after homicide squad and she's not giving it up." Superintendent Bernice Waverley (Noni Hazlehurst) becomes supportive of Jennifer because she thinks she adds something to the team.

When the series began, Jennifer was new to Homicide and had previously been in the Fraud squad. She was meant to only be a temporary replacement for Duncan Freeman but eventually became a permanent member of the Homicide Squad.

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