Lucy Jane Allan (born 30 September 1978) is an English television producer, known for her work on the

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soap opera ''

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''. Allan's other credited work include a script editor for ''

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'' and assistant to director in '' Chica de Río''.

''Hollyoaks''

In 2008, Allan began working with

Bryan Kirkwood Bryan Kirkwood (born 1976) is a British television producer. He was the producer of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2006 until 2009, and was the executive producer of the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from 2010 until 2012. He returned as t ...

as the deputy producer for ''

''. She was the assistant producer and producer for ''Hollyoaks spin-offs '' Hollyoaks: No Going Back'' and the first series of ''

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''. Allan took over from Kirkwood as the executive producer of ''Hollyoaks'' in January 2009. Her first credited appearance as producer was on 1 June 2009. Allan was responsible for introducing characters including Loretta Jones, Cheryl Brady,

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and

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and brought back characters including

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. It was announced in January 2010 that Allan had decided to step down from her position and would be replaced by

Paul Marquess Paul Marquess (born 23 June 1964) is a television producer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His credits include '' Brookside'', ''The Bill'', ''Family Affairs'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Crime Stories'', '' Suspects'' and '' Hope Street''. He also origi ...

. In November 2020, it was announced that Allan would be reprising her role as executive producer of ''Hollyoaks'', as well as becoming the head of continuing drama at

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. Her episodes began airing from 2 August 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, Lucy Living people 1978 births English television producers British women television producers Television people from Liverpool Soap opera producers