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.
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