List of Shortland Street characters introduced in 2010
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 2010, by order of first appearance.
Loren Fitzpatrick
Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts. After meeting at the cafe where Loren worked, the two started to date and Loren pressured Daniel to take up activism much to the annoyance of Daniel's mother Sarah. Loren turned out to be from a troubled home where she spent much of her time caring for her autistic brother. Daniel pressured Loren into sex and she seemed reluctant and blamed much of her social angst on her father Reuben Fitzpatrick. The two did eventually become sexually active and Loren fell pregnant after a condom mishap. Though at first wanting to keep the baby, Loren was talked around by Sarah and ended up having an abortion before she fled the country.Heather Sloane
Heather Sloane was the ex-girlfriend of Ben Goodall. Heather was a patient and significantly older than Ben, thus bring great shock to Ben's ex lover – Tania Jeffries when Heather confessed she and Ben had dated for 5 years and she had, in fact, paid his paramedic fees. Tania suspected Ben of being a gold digger and may have been after her mother, Yvonne's money. Heather had cancer and though reassured of her safety by Ben, died on the operating table in February.Brodie Kemp
Brodie Kemp was the immature med school friend of Hunter McKay. Brodie arrived in March and proved poor for Hunter's relationship with Tracey when he burnt his arm seriously and asked her to steal equipment to heal it. He returned several months later, dropped out of med school and started to flat with Hunter and new girl - Penny Rourke. Brodie was attracted to Penny and became bitter when she started to date Hunter. He fell in love with Sophie but settled for Bella Cooper, who he soon fell in love with as well. He bought The IV with Bella's father, Murray. However, with little money he was forced to take out a loan from some loan sharks. In 2011 Brodie's financial secrets ruined his relationship with Bella when she suspected he was cheating. However they soon reconciled and Murray bought Brodie out of the bar. Brodie soon started doing jobs for the terminally ill - Regan Ames. When Brodie began to question Regan's illness, Regan set him up with class A drugs and Brodie was forced to flee New Zealand to escape some drug lords.Isaac Worthington
Dr. Isaac John William Worthington was the playboy cousin of Chris Warner. Quickly after getting a job at the clinic, Isaac's intentions were clear when he attempted to romance both Libby Jeffries and Tracey Morrison. He briefly dated Tania and Harry's primary school teacher before he started an intense feud with Luke Durville. He reconciled with Tania but cheated on her with Zoe. He started to date Brooke Freeman but his overspending resulted in a lock on his trustfund and Isaac was forced to participate in an illegal operation to fund his yacht. The gang members involved ended up kidnapping Luke and when he was discovered alive in 2011, Isaac was forced to frame him for drug addiction so that he would not discover the truth. Bella Cooper started to piece together the puzzle and Isaac got engaged to her to put her off the scent. They broke up however and Isaac finally got hold of his money but Luke returned knowing the truth and after attempting to murder his uncle, Isaac ended up fleeing the country without Brooke as he hoped. He was last seen in March stranded in the Philippines after his trust fund was again locked.Astrid Chapel
Astrid Chapel was the drug addict who stabbed Hunter McKay in the arm with a needle during a botched burglary of an ambulance. Astrid and her junkie friend attempted to rob an ambulance whilst paramedic - Hunter was in it. Astrid ended up stabbing Hunter when he refused to hand over morphine. This left Hunter with an HIV scare and whilst Hunter waited for the results, his sister Sophie, organised an interview with Astrid. Astrid expressed guilt over the incident but was verbally abused by both Hunter and Callum McKay who arrived to save Sophie. Astrid was later in the same rehab group as Hunter when he fell victim to drug addiction and showed hatred at Hunter's "rich boy" ways as she was born a drug addict. She set him up with false drugs and got him expelled from the clinic.Frankie Hull
Frankie Hull was the flamboyant party girl that worked at the bureau. Frankie first appeared when she showed attraction towards Isaac Worthington, annoying Tracey. She later went out drinking with Scotty and returned home with him only to be kicked out by Tracey. She returned the next month and began a casual friendship with Hunter McKay. The two agreed to go on a date but when Hunter saw her being judgmental towards a man who had attempted suicide, he broke it off, frustrated that she would likely judge his possible HIV status. Frankie hoped for a reconciliation but was declined.Reuben Fitzpatrick
Dr. Reuben Fitzpatrick was the eccentric father of Loren and director of the acting group, the Ferndale Players. Amateur actors, Yvonne Jeffries, Ben Goodall, Gerald Tippett and Daniel Potts, all joined the club and were taken aback by Reuben's dominating personality. It was soon revealed he was suffering from a brain tumour and he apologized for his behaviour. He returned months later as a doctor at Sarah's GP clinic. He was pleased his daughter was pregnant and encouraged Daniel to fight for his child. However, when Reuben learned Sarah had encouraged Loren to get an abortion, he cut ties with her and attempted to sabotage her business before he quit to avoid legal action.Jewel Fitzpatrick
Jewel Fitzpatrick was the much younger wife of Reuben Fitzpatrick. She was introduced as a possible love interest for Ben Goodall and was portrayed by Edwards-Brown's real life wife, Vicki. Vicki was part of her husband Reuben's drama group and was one of the lead roles alongside Ben. Jewel and Reuben's relationship was on the rocks and Jewel began to flirt with Ben to make Reuben jealous, infuriating Ben's partner Yvonne. Following Reuben's diagnosis of a brain tumour, the two reconciled and Jewel performed in the play to a successful review.Doug Morrison
Doug Morrison was the corrupt policeman brother of Tracey Morrison. Doug reentered Tracey's life when he landed a case in Auckland and immediately clashed with Tracey's flatmate. Scotty. Doug soon started to date Tania Jeffries, but it was clear he was hiding something and Doug finally admitted to Tracey he had fallen in with gangs and was illegally sabotaging their crime scenes. An upset Tracey agreed not to let the secret out but once Doug had left town, the guilt got to her and she got her brother arrested.Leslie Grant
Leslie Grant was an actor who participated in the play Yvonne Jeffries was directing. He was portrayed by broadcaster Paul Holmes, in a cameo appearance for Easter 2010. Leslie proved both arrogant and irritating, however turned out to be an amazing actor. Leslie's arrogance got the better of him however, when he knocked himself out mid show, accidentally locking himself in his dressing room.Zoe Archer
Zoe Archer was the dietitian love interest for Chris Warner, who debuted in April 2010 as part of deaf awareness week. Zoe's son – Dallas was deaf and Zoe came to a deaf awareness function to plee for Chris to operate on him. Chris did so and briefly became romantically involved with Zoe, however the surgery went wrong and Dallas got a severe reaction. Zoe broke it off with Chris and departed. She returned later in the year in a more central role. Zoe returned and reconciled with Chris, although she made it clear she was not interested in sex. Chris was devastated when he discovered Zoe had slept with his cousin Isaac in a sick attempt to seek revenge for the failed surgery on Dallas. Zoe was last seen belittling Isaac and making it obvious she had used him.Hugh Sundae of The New Zealand Herald, criticized Varela's acting, calling it "awkward".