Who is head writer for the British soap opera Emmerdale?
Kate Oates
Oates focused on major storylines such as Brenda Walker's (Lesley Dunlop) brain tumour, Cameron Murray's (Dominic Power) killing spree and Rhona Goskirk's (Zoe Henry) painkiller addiction. She felt that it was best to focus on the storytelling and to make Emmerdale popular.[9] Cameron's killing spree culminated in a siege set in The Woolpack pub, a central location of the series.[12] The siege won the Spectacular Scene of the Year award at the 2014 British Soap Awards.[13] During her time at Emmerdale, Oates introduced many well publicised storylines, including Donna Windsor's (Verity Rushworth) "heart-wrenching" battle with terminal cancer,[14] Laurel Thomas' (Charlotte Bellamy) "dark" alcoholism story,[15] Aaron Livesy's "tear-jerking" and "tragic" revelation that he was sexually abused by his father as a child,[16] a week of episodes involving a helicopter crash and the deaths of two regular characters,[17][18] as well as the popular pairing of Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley) and Aaron Livesy, which Duncan Lindsay of the Metro opined had "defined" her era.[19]