| Ian Jeffries | |||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jeffrey Thomas | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Harriet Crampton (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004, 2005–06 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 November 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||
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Ian Jeffries was the husband of Yvonne (Alison Quigan). The two arrived in November 2004 and an increasingly frail Ian was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The couple returned the following year and Ian was re-diagnosed with Kennedy's disease. Ian was a lot more accepting of daughter Maia (Anna Jullienne), when she revealed she was gay than Yvonne and he grew to appreciate Maia's girlfriend Jay (Jaime Prassier-Armstrong). Ian was sent away to rehab but when he returned Yvonne suspected he was cheating. After Maia's wedding he confessed his love and that he would never cheat and the two reconciled. Days later Yvonne found Ian's body off the side of a cliff, he had killed himself due to his deteriorating illness.
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