It was promised that three characters would meet their ends on Shortland Street last night, and the soap’s cliffhanger has left us wondering about the fate of two of Ferndale’s finest.
While Vasa’s abusive ex-husband Travis (played by John Tui) was found dead in the car park of her building, viewers were left wondering who else has perished at the hands of troubled doctor Josh Gallagher.
Here, we have some exclusive behind-the-scenes shots from Shorty’s cliffhanger.
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Production staff had to build the deck onto the Piha property especially to blow it up.
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Michael Galvin’s stunt double falls through the deck after Josh blows it up
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Director Oliver Driver giving some advice to Ben Mitchell, who plays TK, and Shavaughn.
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Shavaughn Ruakere gets her makeup touched up before filming last night’s final scene
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Testing the special effects and explosion scene- it takes a lot of coordination and practice to get these right.
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Crew get ready to film a scene underneath the house
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Chris Tempest in character as fallen Dr Josh Gallagher