Gavin Capper was a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 on the soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

.

He worked as a doctor

Physician

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 under Dr. Justine Jones

Justine Jones

Justine Jones was a fictional character on the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. Justine was originally played by Laurie Foell in 2005 and 2006, but was replaced by Lucy Wigmore in 2007 who portrayed her until September 2008 and as a guest character in July 2009.-Casting:Controversy struck in 2007...

 at Shortland Street Hospital

Shortland Street Hospital

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, however the two have dislikes for each other.
He had become the prime suspect for the Shortland Street murders, and had been arrested for rape

Rape

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 and for being under suspicion for murder - however it has now been revealed that he is not the murderer.

During Gavin's tenure, he was one of the main characters to object to Lara Wade

Lara Wade

Lara Wade is a fictional character on the soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Anna Henare. She investigated the murders of female staff at the Shortland Street Hospital....

's style of investigation, claiming discrimination due to how every male at Shortland Street was being treated as "guilty until proven innocent."