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<blockquote data-quote="Barbara Fan" data-source="post: 327473" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>She will always be Ingrid from Porridge for em</p><p></p><p>RIP Patricia Brake </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61624478[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>Actress Patricia Brake, known for her roles in BBC sitcom Porridge and ITV drama Manhunt, has died aged 79 after being diagnosed with cancer, her family has said.</strong></p><p>Her agent Scott Marshall Partners said Brake would be "sadly missed" by her friends, family, colleagues and fans.</p><p>Brake's 60-year career saw her play roles in television soaps Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders.</p><p>But she was best known to viewers in the 1970s for her role in Porridge.</p><p>Brake played Ingrid, the daughter of Ronnie Barker's Norman Stanley Fletcher and she reprised the same role in Going Straight, alongside Richard Beckinsale and Nicholas Lyndhurst.</p><p>Over the years, she had roles in Midsomer Murders, Doctors, Casualty, Holby City, 2point4 Children and Eldorado.</p><p>She worked with the Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise and in the late 1970s was seen every Saturday night as Eth in The Glums.</p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CD24/production/_124961525_gettyimages-1313973302.jpg" alt="Actress Patricia Brake with Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe during a sketch on The Morecambe & Wise Show, circa 1983." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>She appeared with Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe during a sketch on The Morecambe & Wise Show in the 1980s</p><p>Paying tribute to Brake, her agent described her as "a soap stalwart" who would be "forever remembered as an outstanding feed for comedy greats".</p><p>Born in Bath in 1942, she went to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School when she was 16 years old.</p><p>She found success in repertory theatre and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford when still a teenager.</p><p>During that season, she played Hermia in Peter Hall's A Midsummer Night's Dream, alongside Dames Judi Dench and Diana Rigg.</p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16964/production/_124961529_gettyimages-1064214504.jpg" alt="Patricia Brake and Ronnie Barker in a scene from Porridge" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Brake and Ronnie Barker in a scene from Porridge</p><p>She continued to work until last year when she played a rape victim in ITV drama Manhunt.</p><p>She also worked in shows such as Truth Seekers by Nick Frost and Defending the Guilty by Alex McBride.</p><p>Brake's first marriage was to actor Robert McBain while she subsequently married Michael Kennedy - she is survived by her children, step-children and grand-children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barbara Fan, post: 327473, member: 21"] She will always be Ingrid from Porridge for em RIP Patricia Brake [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61624478[/URL] [B]Actress Patricia Brake, known for her roles in BBC sitcom Porridge and ITV drama Manhunt, has died aged 79 after being diagnosed with cancer, her family has said.[/B] Her agent Scott Marshall Partners said Brake would be "sadly missed" by her friends, family, colleagues and fans. Brake's 60-year career saw her play roles in television soaps Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders. But she was best known to viewers in the 1970s for her role in Porridge. Brake played Ingrid, the daughter of Ronnie Barker's Norman Stanley Fletcher and she reprised the same role in Going Straight, alongside Richard Beckinsale and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Over the years, she had roles in Midsomer Murders, Doctors, Casualty, Holby City, 2point4 Children and Eldorado. She worked with the Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise and in the late 1970s was seen every Saturday night as Eth in The Glums. [IMG alt="Actress Patricia Brake with Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe during a sketch on The Morecambe & Wise Show, circa 1983."]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CD24/production/_124961525_gettyimages-1313973302.jpg[/IMG] She appeared with Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe during a sketch on The Morecambe & Wise Show in the 1980s Paying tribute to Brake, her agent described her as "a soap stalwart" who would be "forever remembered as an outstanding feed for comedy greats". Born in Bath in 1942, she went to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School when she was 16 years old. She found success in repertory theatre and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford when still a teenager. During that season, she played Hermia in Peter Hall's A Midsummer Night's Dream, alongside Dames Judi Dench and Diana Rigg. [IMG alt="Patricia Brake and Ronnie Barker in a scene from Porridge"]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16964/production/_124961529_gettyimages-1064214504.jpg[/IMG] Brake and Ronnie Barker in a scene from Porridge She continued to work until last year when she played a rape victim in ITV drama Manhunt. She also worked in shows such as Truth Seekers by Nick Frost and Defending the Guilty by Alex McBride. Brake's first marriage was to actor Robert McBain while she subsequently married Michael Kennedy - she is survived by her children, step-children and grand-children. [/QUOTE]
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