Patrea Smallacombe Explained

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, Neighbours^[3] and A Country Practice^[4] before moving to the United Kingdom in 1987.

In the United Kingdom, she has written for many British television shows including Emmerdale, EastEnders,^[5] River City,^[6] Brookside, Family Affairs, The Bill, Casualty^[7] and also two separate stints penning scripts for the ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street.

In 1989, she was the script editor for Yorkshire Television's viewer controlled soap opera, Hollywood Sports.^[8]

As of 2012, Smallacombe had joined the scriptwriting team of Hollyoaks.

Notes and References

1. Book: Australian Film Commission Annual Report . 1986–1987 . Australian Government Public Service . Canberra . 338 . 0816-9624.
2. Web site: Austlit . The Young Doctors AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . 2024-05-29 . www.austlit.edu.au . en.
3. Web site: 2019-10-12 . Neighbours pays tribute as legendary creator Reg Watson passes away . 2024-05-29 . Digital Spy . en-GB.
4. Web site: Austlit . A Country Practice AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . 2024-05-29 . www.austlit.edu.au . en.
5. Web site: 2008-04-28 . BBC Programme Index . 2024-05-29 . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: 2014-07-06 . BBC Programme Index . 2024-05-29 . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
7. Web site: 2014-07-06 . BBC Programme Index . 2024-05-29 . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
8. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0714FA3C540C768EDDAC0894D1484D81 Leeds Journal; Soaps With Sound and Fury: As They Like Them