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name: "Patricia Brake"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 June 1942"
died: "28 May 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:06.487146+00:00"
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# Patricia Brake

Actor. Born 25 June 1942 in Bath, England, UK. Died 28 May 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 June 1942, Bath, England, UK
- **Died:** 28 May 2022

## Biography

Patricia Brake was an English actress. Born Patricia Ann Brake on 25 June 1942 in Bath, Somerset, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from the age of 16 and began her career at Salisbury Playhouse in 1960. She later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Brake was best known for playing Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Ronnie Barker’s character, in the BBC sitcom *Porridge* (1974–1977) and its sequel *Going Straight* (1978). Her other television credits include a long-running role in *Eldorado* (1992–1993), appearances in *EastEnders* (2004) and *Coronation Street* (2005–2006), and guest roles in series such as *Midsomer Murders*, *Casualty* and *Truth Seekers*. She died on 28 May 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Porridge* (1974), Fi1m 89, as Ingrid Fletcher — [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Anne Quarritch, Stella Spencer
- *Truth Seekers* (2020), Miss Connelly
- *Casualty* (1986), Brenda Crowson

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