Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
Craig Valentine | |||||||||||||
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Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Renato Bartolomei | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2004–08 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | 24 May 2004 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | 2 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
Introduced by | Harriet Crampton | ||||||||||||
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The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the established character Scarlett (Nicole Thomson), in what was to become a new family unit for the soap. The character embarked in a steamy on/off relationship with the hugely popular Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) in a romance storyline that lasted four years. The character's final storyline saw Craig investigate dodgy pills from a pharmaceutical company, Scott Spear, which resulted in his murder by hired thugs. His relationships often stemmed from his kind but overly protective personality, with a hugely cemented friendship with Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and a long running relationship with the feisty Alice Piper (Toni Potter).