Casting
Shortly after she returned to Australia from a four month stay in London, Garner was offered the chance to audition for the role of Jennifer. Of her casting, she said "It looked like a strong production, the cast was exceptional, the chance to play a strong female lead on a commercial network on a show I think has a lot of credibility; it wasn't something to turn down." Garner filmed the pilot for City Homicide in 2006. The Seven Network commissioned the series the following year and Paul Kalina of The Age commented that the network bosses were "very pleased" with Garner's performance. Garner revealed that it was "nice" to be working in her home town of Melbourne, as it meant she could go home every night instead of returning to a hotel.
In 2008, Garner became pregnant with second child. She continued filming until a couple of days before her due date. She told a Herald Sun reporter "I was originally going to finish up after we complete this current block, but then they decided to write me into the next block. So my final day of shooting will be two days before my due date." Garner took an eight week break from the series after she gave birth and her character was absent from four episodes.
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