Maria Marinovich
| Mark Shawn |
|
Shortland Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Tony MacIver |
| Duration |
1998 |
| First appearance |
10 March 1998 |
| Last appearance |
1998 |
| Introduced by |
Simon Bennett |
| Classification |
Former; recurring |
| Profile |
| Occupation |
Paramedic (until 1998) |
| Earl Crombie |
|
Shortland Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Murray Keane |
| Duration |
1998, 1999 |
| First appearance |
10 April 1998 |
| Last appearance |
1999 |
| Introduced by |
Simon Bennett |
| Classification |
Former; recurring |
|
|
| Luke Billingham |
|
Shortland Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Greg Freeman |
| Duration |
1998–99 |
| First appearance |
16 May 1998 |
| Last appearance |
19 June 1999 |
| Introduced by |
Simon Bennett |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
|
|
| Mackenzie Choat |
|
Shortland Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Ingrid Park |
| Duration |
1998–99 |
| First appearance |
16 June 1998 |
| Last appearance |
8 June 1999 |
| Introduced by |
Simon Bennett |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
| Profile |
| Occupation |
Psychiatrist |
|
|
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 1998, by order of first appearance.
Damien Neilson was the identical younger brother of the villainous – Darryl (Mark Ferguson). Damien was created following the resignation of Angela Dotchin (who portrayed Kirsty Knight). Producers planned for Kirsty to leave the show with her true love and the obvious choices were Stuart (Martin Henderson) or Darryl Neilson. There was however several issues, Henderson was busy and Ferguson's character had been killed off as the result of a contractual dispute. Ultimately, Ferguson was brought back to the show as the only unseen brother in the Neilson family unit.
In 1993 Damien rang his mother Marj (Elizabeth McRae) and announced regret at not being able to attend father, Tom's (Adrian Keeling) funeral. In mid 1995 Marj informed Jenny (Maggie Harper) that she was not close to Damien as he was the third child, and thus she didn't often speak of him. In 1998 Damien arrived at the clinic to a very shocked Kirsty Knight, whom Darryl had tried to rape several years before hand. However Damien and Kirsty bonded and she realised he was vastly different from his deceased brother. The home for sexually devious teenagers that Damien ran, caught alight and Damien was seriously injured. He required intensive surgery in Wellington and Kirsty realised she loved him. The two departed Ferndale in mid-1998.
Logan Patterson appeared in two stints throughout 1998. At first Logan was a sexual delinquent 15-year-old, sentenced to spend time in a care houserun by Damien Neilson (Mark Ferguson). Logan showed great progress but after the devastating fire that destroyed the house, Logan was not seen for several months. He returned in May having been fostered and sent to Ferndale High as a classmate of Shelley Crombie (Natalie Dennis). The two initially clashed but soon started to date and Shelley fell pregnant. She aborted the child and Logan soon left school.
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