Jayshree
Patel

Jayshree is a seasoned scriptwriter for Hollyoaks. She was heavily involved in the direction of the ground-breaking Far Right Radicalisation storyline. Her trio of special episodes (written with Kevin Rundle) were submitted for a BAFTA. The same episodes earned Hollyoaks the title of Best Soap at the 2020 Broadcast Awards.

Jayshree's writing career began in 2016, when she won Channel Four’s Northern Writers of the Year Award. Prior to this Jayshree worked as a high school teacher. She has maintained links with education and is still passionate about working for and with young people. To this end, Jayshree recently participated in the writers room for the new Waterloo Road series.

Jayshree has written an episode for CBBC’s Swashbuckle, and is currently working on a number of long-running dramas.