Meredith Fleming
Encyclopedia
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.
when he shows off his unusual and unorthodox methods of procedure. Though Meredith soon falls for Hones charms and has a one night stand. They agree to remain friends. From the beginning of the series, Dr. Love (Chris Warner
) made his attraction towards Meredith obvious but after a short period of dating, Meredith decided Chris was not the man she wanted. She later had a one night stand with Chris' younger brother Guy
, who she met in a pub. A big shock hits Meredith when her son Andrew arrives at her doorstop. She gave birth to Andrew when she was a teenager and he had been living with her parents but she decided to give parenting another go. Andrew started to cause mischief and the only person who could stop him was Hone. Andrew and Hone spent more and more time together which in turn made Meredith spend more time with Hone. Eventually they started dating. While working, Meredith was shocked to see Andrews father. He had returned wanting custody of Andrew. He took Meredith to court but she won the case after Andrews father kidnapped Andrew. Meredith was shocked when, Andrew, staying at a friends house, accidentally shot himself in the face. He survived however.
In 1993 Meredith and Hone broke up and Meredith took it badly. She also lost Andrew who went back to live with Meredith's parents. She met young Guy Warner again and they started dating. Meredith enjoyed his enthusiastic approach to life and enjoyed the frustration it brought on Chris. Meredith did not approve when Guy offered to be Carrie
's donor for her pregnancy, but Guy went through with it anyway. She did not get impregnated, though. Meredith discovered that Guy had been sleeping with Jenny Harrison
. Meredith forgave Jenny and was disappointed when she learnt others were giving her a bad time. Meredith was offered a job in Dunedin and seeing that she could be closer to Andrew, she took the job. A week before she was to leave, a crazed patient entered the hospital, he shot Meredith. Luckily she survived but received serious injury. While in hospital, she grew closer again to Chris, but when she learnt Chris had spread the word about Jenny, she never forgave him. Meredith had a big leaving party, where her best friend Carrie gave birth. She then departed to Dunedin.
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 was portaryed by Stephanie Wilkin. She was part of original cast and the shows first lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
relationship.
1992-1993
Meredith gets frustrated at new doctor Hone RopataHone 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...
when he shows off his unusual and unorthodox methods of procedure. Though Meredith soon falls for Hones charms and has a one night stand. They agree to remain friends. From the beginning of the series, Dr. Love (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....
) made his attraction towards Meredith obvious but after a short period of dating, Meredith decided Chris was not the man she wanted. She later had a one night stand with Chris' younger brother Guy
Guy Warner
Guy Warner is a fictional character in the long running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Craig Parker in a guest role in 1992 before returning as core cast from 1993 to 1996...
, who she met in a pub. A big shock hits Meredith when her son Andrew arrives at her doorstop. She gave birth to Andrew when she was a teenager and he had been living with her parents but she decided to give parenting another go. Andrew started to cause mischief and the only person who could stop him was Hone. Andrew and Hone spent more and more time together which in turn made Meredith spend more time with Hone. Eventually they started dating. While working, Meredith was shocked to see Andrews father. He had returned wanting custody of Andrew. He took Meredith to court but she won the case after Andrews father kidnapped Andrew. Meredith was shocked when, Andrew, staying at a friends house, accidentally shot himself in the face. He survived however.
In 1993 Meredith and Hone broke up and Meredith took it badly. She also lost Andrew who went back to live with Meredith's parents. She met young Guy Warner again and they started dating. Meredith enjoyed his enthusiastic approach to life and enjoyed the frustration it brought on Chris. Meredith did not approve when Guy offered to be Carrie
Carrie Burton
Carrie Kennedy was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Lisa Crittenden and was part of the original cast.-1992:...
's donor for her pregnancy, but Guy went through with it anyway. She did not get impregnated, though. Meredith discovered that Guy had been sleeping with Jenny Harrison
Jenny Harrison (character)
Jenny Harrison was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Maggie Harper and was part of the original cast.-Creation:...
. Meredith forgave Jenny and was disappointed when she learnt others were giving her a bad time. Meredith was offered a job in Dunedin and seeing that she could be closer to Andrew, she took the job. A week before she was to leave, a crazed patient entered the hospital, he shot Meredith. Luckily she survived but received serious injury. While in hospital, she grew closer again to Chris, but when she learnt Chris had spread the word about Jenny, she never forgave him. Meredith had a big leaving party, where her best friend Carrie gave birth. She then departed to Dunedin.