Shortland Street marks 15 years on small screen - 05 May 2007 - NZ Herald: Entertainment News, Reviews and Gossip from New Zealand and around the World
Andy Jones  |  by www.nzherald.co.nz. All rights reserved. 16.07 | 23:24

Shortland Street notables Karl Burnett, Laura Hill, Angela Bloomfield and Michael Galvin arrive at the 15th anniversary celebrations at the Aotea Centre last night. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey

He was on the receiving end of possibly the most famous line in New Zealand television history but Temuera Morrison thinks he should be remembered for his on-screen agility.
Morrison, whose character was immortalised with the line, "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata", was among past and present actors and crew who gathered for the Shortland Street 15th anniversary celebrations in Auckland last night.


The actor said there were "too many laughs to remember them all" during his time on the show between 1991 and 1994.
"I used to walk around the place on telephone books or I would have telephone books all over the set when I was in a scene with actors taller than me so it happened quite a lot."
Craig Parker, who has returned as Guy Warner after a long absence from the show, said the programme's enduring success was down to familiarity.


Parker said the show had been the training ground for several local actors who have found fame overseas including Martin Henderson, Marton Csokas and Morrison.
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