Trish Cooke

Trish Cooke was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She studied at Leeds Polytechnic and Ilkley College, where, in 1980, she graduated in Performing Arts. After moving to London, Trish began writing for television, for the BBC children's program Playdays, which she presented for nine years. More recently, she wrote scripts for the series Tweenies. In addition, she also wrote plays and scripts for theatre, radio and television, including for the series Eastenders. In 2001, she became a resident writer for the BBC. Currently, she lives in Bradford with her spouse and their two children.