to the role in October 2008 and continued in the role until May 2009. Urquhart reprised the role for several episodes in March 2010. It was announced in August 2010 that Luke would once again be returning with more central storylines such as the arrival of his brother. Urquhart enjoyed the sporadic nature of his appearances, "One of the things I enjoy most about working at Shorty is the great big family that is the cast and crew. Each time I come back there are new additions and others have left. We all work hard as a team, fulfilling each of our roles, and we still manage to find time to have a laugh or two." Durville continued in the role through to April 2011. It was announced in August that Durville would be returning to the show and would be getting a love interest. His return saw Urquhart finally promoted to the main cast after 4 years of being credited as recurring guest. In August 2012 Urquhart was contacted by his agent to inform him he had been axed. After further meetings with producers, he was informed Luke was to die from a brain tumour in scenes set to be aired early in the new year. He filmed his final scenes in December and struggled to hold the secret over the Christmas break. Upon his final scene airing, Urquhart felt "relieved" and was "ready to move onto bigger and better things". Luke was killed off on the episode airing 30 January 2013. Storylines Under his locum anaesthetist occupation, Luke found himself temporary employed at Shortland Street Hospital and was infuriated that Sophie McKay (Kimberley Crossman) and Nate Adamson (Damien Harrison) had named him as the Ferndale Strangler online. His odd behaviour soon aroused the suspicion of others, mainly Brenda (Katherine McRae) who was mysteriously murdered. Luke returned when he opposed Ethan Pierce's (Owen Black) bid for head of surgery and got a full-time job at the hospital. He and Ethan continued to clash and Luke was under investigation when Ethan was shot to death. Luke performed hypnosis on Alice Piper (Toni Potter), allowing her to realise Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) was the killer. Luke returned again and showed attraction to new surgeon, Gabrielle Jacobs (Virginie Le Brun). Gabrielle brutally rejected Luke and he considered resigning. Luke returned and instantly started a feud with Isaac Worthington (Matt Minto) over the