List of Shortland Street characters (2005)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 2005, by order of first appearance.

Hugo Carmont

Hugo Carmont made his first appearance in February 2005 as the old friend of Mark Weston (Tim Foley). Hugo was a lawyer and represented Eti Kawaka (Isaac Bell) when he was arrested for breaking into several houses and recording the sleeping residents. He paid Li Mei Chen (Li Ming Hu) for sex and it was not long before it was revealed he was the home invader who was desperately after Mark's affection. He decided to murder Mark's crush, Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) in an isolated forest but his efforts resulted in him falling to his presumed death from a cliff. However several weeks later Hugo returned and pled to Mark to let him free. Mark turned him into the police and Hugo was later sentenced to jail time.

Tania Jeffries

Tania Jeffries (Shortland Street)

Tania Jeffries (previously Weston) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Faye Smythe from 2005 to 2010, with the character starring in numerous high profile storylines alongside her on screen family. The character returned in May 2012 as part of the show's 20th anniversary.

Tania was one of the most popular characters on the show and fans were devastated when her character left.

Creation and casting

Shortly into her sister Maia Jeffries stint, the Jeffries' family was introduced and expanded.

Faye Smythe left the show in 2010 and by this time most of the Jeffries family had disbanded and Alison Quigan (Yvonne Jeffries) believed they had, "run out of steam." With Quigan and Jullienne being the sole remaining members of the Jeffries', both decided to quit, with Jullienne deciding to spend more time with her recent husband. Maia, the last remaining Jeffries family member on the show made her final appearance on 9 February 2011. The following year producers discovered that all the actors of the Jeffries' family were available to film in early 2012 and the decision was made to reintroduce the family as celebration of the show's 20th anniversary. Jullienne revealed the return during an interview with Woman's Day in April.Television New Zealand confirmed that all the surviving members of the family would return on screen in May 2012. Jullienne stated, "It's been great to be part of the 20th celebrations ... Shortland Street was a huge part of my life for years and I'm happy to celebrate its great achievements." Tania appeared for two weeks and made her final appearance on 28 May 2012.