it doesn’t take her long to realise that having Luca around is like having a little piece of Luke in her life and she embraces being part of his upbringing." Reception Luke Durville has proved to be one of the most popular recurring characters on the show since its inception with Gerald Urquhart's performance being a favourite of fans and critics alike. In the Ferndale Talk Best of 2013 awards, Luke's death was voted "Most Shocking Plot Twist" and his relationship with Bella was voted third place for "Favourite Couple". Urquhart's co star, Matt Minto (Isaac Worthington) spoke of the fan's praise for Luke, "Luke's popular because he's eccentric; taxidermy is his life after all. He is intrinsically funny. He is also very good-natured and always means well, which I'm sure appeals to the audience." He also believed he was going to become "public enemy number one" following the storyline of Isaac getting Luke kidnapped. Urquhart further elaborated on the characters popularity and 'cult following', saying: "I think he's someone who's a little out of the box, but I also think he's got a heart of gold and people connect with his earnestness". The storyline that saw Luke romance Zlata (Kate Elliott) was labelled as "shocking", due to the speed to which the characters fell in love. In 2012 Luke was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years. The soaps longest running actor, Michael Galvin (Chris Warner), named Luke as his favourite character. Throughout his first stint, Urquhart's favourite scene was where Luke threatened to take Sophie McKay to court over accusing him of being a serial killer. He enjoyed the vast variety of emotion it enabled him to play as opposed to Luke's normal behaved manner. As one of the primary suspects in the Ferndale Strangler storyline, Luke sparked a large reaction with the public and during the airing, Urquhart often found himself abused or confronted by viewers believing him to be involved in the deaths of several loved characters. The relationship between Luke and Isaac that fluxillated between friendship and deep rivalry, adorned the title, "Isaac versus Luke" and was named by Television New Zealand as one of the highlights of the 2011 Shortland Street season. The love triangle between Luke, Bella and Zlata was also listed as one of the top moments. Luke's death was named as the top moment of