Biography
Jessica Lea is a British screenwriter from Liverpool. She holds a BA in Drama (First Class Honours) and an MA in Creative Writing from Liverpool John Moores University. She began her screenwriting career in 2000 on the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, for which she has written over one hundred episodes.
Lea has written for EastEnders (2015–2017), Hope Street (2021–2024, as one of the original writers), The Dumping Ground, Grange Hill, The Story of Tracy Beaker and Girls in Love. She also contributed to Family Affairs and Hollyoaks Later. Her Hollyoaks episode on John Paul's rape ordeal received nominations at the British Soap Awards and Stonewall Awards.
