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And in a surprise move, Michaela Rooney has reprised the role of Dr. Emily Devine after 23 years. Emily originally appeared from 1995 - 1997.

 

Like many former actors from the show, Michaela Rooney has moved to working behind the scenes on Shortland Street (as a scriptwriter).

 

It will be interesting to see where this goes. I found it interesting that the intruder was planned to be Emily all along, but that Jennifer Ludlam's leave of absence delayed the storyline for a while.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/121914377/shortland-streets-emily-devine-returns-after-25year-absence

 

 

 

 

 

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Shortland Street's 7000th episode screened on July 3rd. The episode itself was low key but there has been some media coverage.

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/121984423/shortland-street-cast-celebrates-7000-episodes - the photos in this one are cropped in an odd way lol

 

 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/ShortlandTweet/status/1278909727884238848?s=20

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Yes, it is a bit frustrating but on the other hand, the fact that Michaela Rooney already works behind the scenes and probably wasn't interested in having Emily recur does lessen the disappointment somewhat.

 

That said, Shortland Street does tend to rely on serial killers, killer epidemics  and Big pharma a bit too often.

 

 

It's possible but I think that it was intended to be a short stint all along. It was filmed shortly after the show resumed production in May but would have been written earlier in the year when COVID didn't yet have such a foothold; as far as I know, the show hasn't had to make wholesale rewrites.

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All going to plan, Nicole and Maeve will become the first same-sex couple on Shortland Street to marry onscreen.

 

*Maia and Jay had a civil union, while Jack and Matiu's wedding was offscreen long after they had left and only mentioned by the characters.

 

 

 

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