Veronica Henry

Who is Veronica Henry?

Veronica Henry is an author, TV script writer and journalist. She has written seven novels, published by publishers including; Penguin Books, Orion Books and Random House.

Her UK script writing TV credits include Boon, Heartbeat, Doctors, Family Affairs, Crossroads and Holby City

She was educated both in the US and the UK. She attended but was expelled from the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army, moving eventually on to the University of Bristol to study Classics.

Her first job in the media was with the BBC where she secured a job on The Archers, her duties ranged from organising Shula Archer’s wedding photographs with Patrick Lichfield to acting the part of Peaches the barmaid in the Cat and Fiddle. She also wrote several episodes for this radio show.

From there she went to Central Television to script-edit Crossroads and Boon. She then left to have her first child and became a scriptwriter, writing for UK television. In 2000, her first book was published by Penguin Books. She is a member of the Holby City writing team.

Veronica Henry lives in North Devon with her husband and their three sons.