Shortland Street’s Christmas cliffhangers are renowned for packing in the drama. This excerpt from the 2002 final features a dramatic break up between Toni and Adam. Shannon announces an unexpected pregnancy, and Waverley has a breast cancer scare. Rachel’s broken relationship with Chris hits a new low when she gets into a serious crash while she driving drunk to his house. Meanwhile, prisoner Kurt manages to escape from his hospital bed and stabs Adam, leaving him bleeding out in a deserted hallway while everyone else is distracted at the staff Christmas party.
...since the first one in 1994, Shortland Street's Christmas cliffhangers have become a New Zealand television tradition. The cliffhanger weeks are carefully planned in advance, so that several key storylines come to a climax at the end of every year. There's usually a major, unexpected plot twist, and a dramatic turn of events.– Article on Shortland Street's annual cliffhanger, on TVNZ's Shortland Street page
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