| Ant Richards | |
|---|---|
| Shortland Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Michael Morris |
| Introduced by | Jason Daniel (2006, 2008) |
| Duration | 2006, 2008 |
| First appearance | 17 January 2006 |
| Last appearance | 3 September 2008 |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Occupation | Pharmaceutical Rep |
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with her daughter Tania (Faye Smythe). Ant worked at the pharmaceutical company – Scott Spear and he was often at the hospital trialing the companies drugs. He and Tania soon got together and Ant contributed to Tania's addiction to prescription medication, supplying her with her fix. However Ant soon started to suspect Scott Spear was manufacturing faulty drugs and he and Tania began to get followed. In October 2006 Huia Samuels (Nicola Kawana) borrowed Ant's new car only for the engine to explode from a rigged bomb, killing her and her unborn child. Ant realised Scott Spear was behind the attempted murder on his his life and fled. In August 2008 Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei) was contacted by Ant whom was in hiding, after he too began investigating Scott Spear. Together the two alongside Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) and Justine Jones (Lucy Wigmore) set about exposing Scott Spear. However as the team were finally about to reveal the truth, Craig was brutally murdered and Ant again fled into hiding.
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