Hilary Barry is your new favourite Shortland Street character
Seven Sharp descends on Ferndale tonight for a documentary special about the local hospital turning 30. For Street Week on The Spinoff, Hilary Barry tells Tara Ward what it was like filming the reality-blurring crossover TV event of the century.
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