Alan Coleman, the 2008 winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award by The Soap Shows Aussie Soap Awards, was associated with The Restless Years and The Young Doctors.
In 2008, Coleman was presented with the inaugural "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the 'soap opera' industry at The Soap Shows- Aussie Soap Awards. The Restless Years
The Young Doctors
Punishment
Neighbours
Shortland Street 
Alan James Coleman (28 December 1936  10 December 2013) was an English-born TV series writer, director and producer, primarily in the southern hemisphere, where he worked on soap operas The Young Doctors (which he also created), The Restless Years, Punishment, Neighbours and Shortland Street. In 2008, Coleman was presented with the inaugural "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the 'soap opera' industry at The Soap Shows- Aussie Soap Awards. 
