The families of Shortland Street pt 1
Shortland Street has always been a family affair. Take a look back at some of the families that have made their mark in Ferndale over the last 19 and a half years.
Neilsens
The Neilsens were one of the very first families to be
introduced on
Shortland Street . Dad, Tom was an
ambulance officer while his wife Marj worked reception at the
clinic.
Their son Stewart was at Ferndale High getting in to all sorts of
trouble and their older son Darryl was, well... he was just
trouble!
Darryl's twin Damien also turned up later down the track and
Marj met up with the biological daughter that she had adopted out
when she was a teenager.
After Tom disappeared, Marj married a lovely man named Laurie
Brasch and they helped raise a teenager runaway called
Lulu.
The McKennas
The McKennas were the original power family in
Ferndale. Dad Michael was the CEO of the hospital in the very
beginning and mum Alex owned the local bar.
Their kids Rachel and Jonothan were like any other teenagers,
bratty and argumentative. Luckily they have grown out of some of
their bad habits now!
The McKenna's cousin Waverly was an unusual addition to family
combo. She came to stay and became a permanent fixture in their
lives for years!
The Crombies
Moira and Earl Crombie ruffled lots of feathers with
their arrival in Ferndale, bringing along a brood of four
children.
When Earl died unexpectedly, Moira was left a struggling solo
mother until she meet the lovely Dean Cochrane and they got
married.
But Dean had a daughter of his own and the blended family situation
lead to more dramas.
The McKays
Staff at
Shortland Street found the
McKay's to be rather snooty when they first arrived from
Australia.
Justine, Callum, Hunter and Sophie were well-off and got they
wanted regardless of anyone getting in their way.
They eventually calmed down have become a major part of the show.
However, only the males of the McKay family are still lurking in
Ferndale.
Justine headed back to Australia after the break down of her
marriage and Sophie headed off on her OE at the beginning of
2011.
Callum's mother Mona still pops unexpectedly from time to time
though.
Who else made the list?
Click
here for part 2 of our feature on the familes of Shortland
Street.
Catch up with the Coopers, the Warners and the Avia/Levi families weeknights at 7pm!
