Shortland Street
TV Show • 1992
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A fast-paced serial drama in an urban setting, this show explores the lives and loves of the patients and staff of a modern metropolitan hospital and contains a heady mix of medical crisis, human drama, comedy, romance and suspense.
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There is surgery on eyes, not sure if this counts though
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does a kid die?
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Yes, multiple of the patients are children, and they do sometimes die
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Does it have a sad ending?
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the show has no ending, it continuously makes new episodes. but a lot of the arcs/storylines do have sad endings
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Is there blood/gore?
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Yes, sometimes there are surgery scenes where internal organs/injuries are shown
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Not sure if this counts, but a father who has not met his child for years calls her by her deadname, but only because he doesn't know that she is transgender
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Is someone drugged?
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Yes, one character's drink gets spiked. They survive, but are sick for a period of time
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Is there BDSM?
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Yes, one scene shows a couple trying BDSM
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is someone held under water?
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Yes, a teenage boy dies this way
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is an infant abducted?
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*SPOILERS* In an episode from 2023-24, a teenage girl's baby is abducted, but is later found safe
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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One episode (around 2020-2022) shows the perspective of a character with brain damage, and the scenes in this show reality being unstable, hallucinations, etc.
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Does a plane crash?
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*2025 CLIFFHANGER SPOILERS*
Technically not, but a helicopter does
Technically not, but a helicopter does
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The whole show is set in a hospital
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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this happens many times. an example is that in one episode, a patient is attacked by an animal and wanted to sacrifice himself so that animal would not be euthanised
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Not a nuclear explosion specifically, but I believe there was a bomb threat in one episode
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Is religion discussed?
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Yes, multiple of the main characters were led into a religious organisation that ended up being harmful
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Sometimes main characters who are parents of children talk about pretending to be Santa, the Easter bunny, etc.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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There is swearing, but it isn't too frequent
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Not exactly. Some characters go to rehab, but it is not shown on screen or described in much detail :)
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