Patrea Smallacombe

Patrea Smallacombe
Born (1958-10-13) October 13, 1958 (age 66)
Adelaide, Australia
OccupationSoap opera writer
FamilyBetty Quin (aunt)

Patrea Smallacombe (born 13 October 1958, Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian writer and series script editor who contributed to numerous soap operas in 1986 and 1987[1] in her native Australia including The Young Doctors,[2] Prisoner,[3] Neighbours[4] and A Country Practice[5] before moving to the United Kingdom in 1987.[citation needed]

In the United Kingdom, she has written for many British television shows including Emmerdale, EastEnders,[6] River City,[7] Brookside, Family Affairs, The Bill, Casualty[8] and also two separate stints penning scripts for the ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street.[citation needed]

In 1989, she was the script editor for Yorkshire Television's viewer controlled soap opera, Hollywood Sports.[9]

As of 2012, Smallacombe had joined the scriptwriting team of Hollyoaks.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Australian Film Commission Annual Report. Canberra: Australian Government Public Service. 1986–1987. p. 338. ISSN 0816-9624.
  2. ^ Austlit. "The Young Doctors | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ Prisoner, Grundy Organization, 1980, retrieved 29 May 2024
  4. ^ "Neighbours pays tribute as legendary creator Reg Watson passes away". Digital Spy. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ^ Austlit. "A Country Practice | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ Leeds Journal; Soaps With Sound and Fury: As They Like Them