Katherine Blake (character)
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Katherine Blake was a fictional character on the New Zealand
soap opera
Shortland Street
. She is remembered for being the shows first murderer and for her attempted killing of Dr. Chris Warner
.
's departure from the clinic, Michael McKenna hired Katherine in late 1993. Although very secretive and anti social, Katherine got on well with the staff excluding Chris Warner
and Hone Ropata
as she had different methods to them. Chris eventually warmed to her and developed a crush. In November 1993, Tom Neilson
suffered a heart attack as his son Darryl Neilson
called for assistance. Katherine attempted CPR but Tom passed. Darryl believed that Katherine did not handle the situation properly and developed a personal vendetta against her. Katherine took this badly and insisted she handled the situation properly. An investigation was launched and Katherine was cleared of all wrong doing. Darryl did not agree though and the audience witness Darryl breaking into Katherine's flat. Katherine arrived home however and the two got into a fight with Katherine overpowering Darryl and threatening him to back off to which he does. Katherine soon starts a relationship with Chris and even helps Chris hide Alison Raynor
from her abusive husband. Chris tells Katherine he believes he may be in love with her to which Katherine agrees. Katherine received two new patients, a young girl named Sarah-Jane and an elderly English women named Nora. Nora insisted she recognized Katherine and Sarah-Jane was scared when she witnessed Katherine attempting to murder Nora during the night. Katherine was shocked when Sarah-Jane moved hospitals to get away from Katherine.
In 1994 Kirsty Knight started pestering Katherine for her medical certificate to which Katherine insisted she would get round to later. Katherine was shocked when she learnt Kirsty had contacted Katherine's medical school herself to obtain the certificate. Katherine confronted Kirsty telling her to back off before she ripped up the faxed certificate. Kirsty became puzzled and continued to research Katherine. Katherine stole money from the hospital and hid it in Kirsty's locker which resulted in Kirsty quitting after getting accused of the robbery. Katherine learnt from air-headed new receptionist Marilyn Bluck that Chris was inquiring about the old woman Nora who had recognized Katherine. Obviously angry, Katherine stormed out of the hospital. Kirsty meanwhile had broken into Katherine's house, when she heard Katherine entering she hid in the wardrobe. Katherine packed her clothes then headed to Chris' flat to get her wallet. Kirsty discovered a shrine with newspaper articles. It turned out that Katherine's real name was Wendy Mulligan and that she had killed her husband by running him over and that she had been imprisoned and that she was not a real doctor but a fraud. Katherine arrived at Chris' and took her wallet. Chris chased her down and was shocked when Katherine drove towards him full speed, clipping his leg. It appeared that she was going to reverse into him, but she jumped out and helped him. This gave enough time for Kirsty and Hone to arrive. Katherine admitted her story that she killed her husband after he cheated on her and that she had been studying to become a doctor. She is lead away by police, Chris asks if their relationship was a lie, to which she responds: "Not all of it". She is then arrested.
Katherine returned a few days later to a shocked hospital. She asks Michael McKenna to help her in her trial, to which he denied. She then asked Carmen Roberts
who had been her best friend, but she too declined. Katherine is shown to be annoyed that her colleagues couldn't see her behind the murderer she was. She then broke into Chris' apartment and greeted a visibly shocked Chris. She told Chris that she did love him and the two have sex before breaking up the next morning. Katherine tells Chris after the trial she is going to become a doctor she then leaves.
New Zealand
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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...
. She is remembered for being the shows first murderer and for her attempted killing of Dr. Chris Warner
Chris Warner
Dr. Christopher "Chris" Warner is a fictional character and current main protagonist on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Michael Galvin. He is the only original character to still be on the show....
.
1993-1994
With Meredith FlemingMeredith Fleming
Dr. Meredith Fleming was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portaryed by Stephanie Wilkin. She was part of original cast and the shows first lesbian relationship.-1992-1993:...
's departure from the clinic, Michael McKenna hired Katherine in late 1993. Although very secretive and anti social, Katherine got on well with the staff excluding Chris Warner
Chris Warner
Dr. Christopher "Chris" Warner is a fictional character and current main protagonist on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Michael Galvin. He is the only original character to still be on the show....
and Hone Ropata
Hone Ropata
Hone Ropata was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and was part of the original cast. He was portrayed by Temuera Morrison who after the role went on to several Hollywood roles...
as she had different methods to them. Chris eventually warmed to her and developed a crush. In November 1993, Tom Neilson
Tom Neilson
Tom Leslie Neilson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Part of the original cast, Tom was portrayed by Adrian Keeling from the shows first episode up until May the following year when the character starred in a high profile storyline where Tom went missing...
suffered a heart attack as his son Darryl Neilson
Darryl Neilson
Darryl Neilson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Darryl was portrayed by Mark Ferguson from 1992 to the characters death in 1995....
called for assistance. Katherine attempted CPR but Tom passed. Darryl believed that Katherine did not handle the situation properly and developed a personal vendetta against her. Katherine took this badly and insisted she handled the situation properly. An investigation was launched and Katherine was cleared of all wrong doing. Darryl did not agree though and the audience witness Darryl breaking into Katherine's flat. Katherine arrived home however and the two got into a fight with Katherine overpowering Darryl and threatening him to back off to which he does. Katherine soon starts a relationship with Chris and even helps Chris hide Alison Raynor
Alison Raynor
Alison Raynor was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Danielle Cormack and was part of the series original cast.-Creation and Casting:...
from her abusive husband. Chris tells Katherine he believes he may be in love with her to which Katherine agrees. Katherine received two new patients, a young girl named Sarah-Jane and an elderly English women named Nora. Nora insisted she recognized Katherine and Sarah-Jane was scared when she witnessed Katherine attempting to murder Nora during the night. Katherine was shocked when Sarah-Jane moved hospitals to get away from Katherine.
In 1994 Kirsty Knight started pestering Katherine for her medical certificate to which Katherine insisted she would get round to later. Katherine was shocked when she learnt Kirsty had contacted Katherine's medical school herself to obtain the certificate. Katherine confronted Kirsty telling her to back off before she ripped up the faxed certificate. Kirsty became puzzled and continued to research Katherine. Katherine stole money from the hospital and hid it in Kirsty's locker which resulted in Kirsty quitting after getting accused of the robbery. Katherine learnt from air-headed new receptionist Marilyn Bluck that Chris was inquiring about the old woman Nora who had recognized Katherine. Obviously angry, Katherine stormed out of the hospital. Kirsty meanwhile had broken into Katherine's house, when she heard Katherine entering she hid in the wardrobe. Katherine packed her clothes then headed to Chris' flat to get her wallet. Kirsty discovered a shrine with newspaper articles. It turned out that Katherine's real name was Wendy Mulligan and that she had killed her husband by running him over and that she had been imprisoned and that she was not a real doctor but a fraud. Katherine arrived at Chris' and took her wallet. Chris chased her down and was shocked when Katherine drove towards him full speed, clipping his leg. It appeared that she was going to reverse into him, but she jumped out and helped him. This gave enough time for Kirsty and Hone to arrive. Katherine admitted her story that she killed her husband after he cheated on her and that she had been studying to become a doctor. She is lead away by police, Chris asks if their relationship was a lie, to which she responds: "Not all of it". She is then arrested.
Katherine returned a few days later to a shocked hospital. She asks Michael McKenna to help her in her trial, to which he denied. She then asked Carmen Roberts
Carmen Roberts
Carmen Roberts was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Theresa Healey and appeared on the show from her arrival in mid 1993 to her death in late 1995...
who had been her best friend, but she too declined. Katherine is shown to be annoyed that her colleagues couldn't see her behind the murderer she was. She then broke into Chris' apartment and greeted a visibly shocked Chris. She told Chris that she did love him and the two have sex before breaking up the next morning. Katherine tells Chris after the trial she is going to become a doctor she then leaves.