Patrea Smallacombe (born 13 October 1958, Adelaide, Australia) is a prolific Australian writer and series script editor who contributed to numerous soap operas in her native Australia including The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Neighbours and A Country Practice before moving to the United Kingdom in 1987. In the United Kingdom she has written for many high-profile shows including Emmerdale, EastEnders, Brookside, Family Affairs, The Bill and also two separate stints penning scripts for the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street. In 1989 she was the script editor for Yorkshire Television's viewer controlled soap opera, Hollywood Sports. Her aunt was the equally prolific Australian television series script writer, Betty Quin. As of 2012, Smallacombe had joined the scriptwriting team of Hollyoaks. References External links 1961 births Living people 20th-century Australian women writers 20th-century Australian writers Australian soap opera writers Australian women television writers Australian women screenwriters People from Adelaide Women soap opera writers