Laurel Devenie on Shortland Street villains

In March 2016 actor Laurel Devenie debuted on Shortland Street as nurse Kate Nathan, with her transgender child Blue in tow. In this interview, filmed for Shortland's 25th birthday, Devenie marvels at the intricacy of the show's writing, and its ability to develop, obscure and reveal villains over time. A short montage features clips from the plotline she refers to involving evil surgeon Victoria Anderton (Laura Thompson) — including the chilling moment Anderton admits to Mo (Jarod Rawiri) that she tried to murder her boss Drew McCaskill.

I'm still amazed at how those kind of baddies can be written over time and intricately and everyone's implicated in it...

– Laurel Devenie

Key Cast & Crew

Jo Raj

Director - Interview

Laurel Devenie

Subject

Laura Thompson

As: Doctor Victoria Anderton

Jarod Rawiri

As: Mo Hannah

Wendy Adams

Sound - Interview

Yves Simard

Camera - Interview