Patricia Brake

Patricia Brake
Born	Patricia Ann Brake (1942-06-25) 25 June 1942 Bath, Somerset, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1960–present

Patricia Ann Brake (born 25 June 1942 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actress.

Patricia Brake is arguably best known for her performance as Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Ronnie Barker, in the BBC sitcom Porridge, and its sequel Going Straight. Most recently, in 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC ongoing drama Casualty and in Midsomer Murders for ITV. Alongside her extensive body of work in West End theatres, she has not only appeared as major characters in all the UK soaps, such as Viv Baldwin in ITV's Coronation Street, but has played opposite many British comic actors in numerous situation comedies and one-off plays.

After leaving The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Patricia's first acting roles were with The Royal Shakespeare Company where she played alongside the likes of Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson and Ian Holm. Television soon beckoned with performances in iconic series such as Emergency Ward 10 and Lorna Doone.

Patricia's substantial career has spanned film, television, theatre and radio, and her charitable work includes the role of Trustee of The Actors' Children's Trust

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
2015	Casualty - The Department of Secrets	Lola Brightwell
2014	Midsomer Murders - Let Us Prey	Stella Spencer
2012	Doctors	Patti Sylvester
2005 to 2006	Coronation Street	Viv Baldwin
2003	Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher	Ingrid Godber
2001	McCready and Daughter - The Dating Game	Barbara Graham
2000	Midsomer Murders - Beyond the Grave	Anne Quarritch
1998	Looking After Jo Jo	Doro
1995	The Upper Hand - 2 episodes	Peggy Thatcher
1992 to 1993	Eldorado	Gwen Lockhead
1991	Stay Lucky - Shingle Beach	Tanya
1991	2point4 Children - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	Tina
1990	The Bill - Decisions	Irene
1990	Campion - Dancers in Mourning: Part 1	Chole Pye
1988	Singles	Di
1985 to 1986	Troubles and Strife	Cherry
1980	Keep It in the Family	Ann
1978 to 1979	The Glums	Eth
1978	Going Straight	Ingrid Fletcher
1974 to 1977	Porridge	Ingrid Fletcher
1974 to 1975	Second Time Around	Vicki
1973	The Optimists of Nine Elms	Dogs Home Secretary
1970	My Lover, My Son	Julie
1968 to 1969	The Ugliest Girl in Town	Julie Renfield
1967	Inheritance	Susie Morcer
1966	This Man Craig	Joyce Marino
1965	Love Story	Yvonne
1963	Lorna Doone	Gwenny Carfax
1963	No Hiding Place	Cathy Kennedy
1961	Home Tonight	Dot Sutton
1960	Emergency Ward 10	Nell Ritchie

External links

• Patricia Brake at the Internet Movie Database