Shortland Street shortlisting baby cast membersSupplied Grace Palmer and Tane Williams-Accra's characters are expecting a child on Shortland Street. READ MORE:* Jimmy Kimmel spoofs Shortland St cliffhanger* Shortland Street too close to home* Shortland Street star Pua Magasiva helps save motoristKelland, who has been Shortland Street's casting director for 12 years, said in the past she had sourced baby cast members via a friend who was a midwife - "it was quite good because she had other midwife friends, and they'd all chat together over coffee." Kelland said she's seeking to recruit two babies - "a morning baby and an afternoon baby" - to fill the role. ​In the coming weeks, Kelland will visit the prospective cast members at home, discussing on-set procedures with parents. "The baby is required for four days in the second week [after its on-screen character is born]," Kelland said.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2017 21:50 UTC