Coronation Street and Porridge actress Patricia Brake dies aged 79
manchestereveningnews.co.ukActress Patricia Brake has died after a long cancer battle, it has been announced. The 79-year-old will probably be best known for playing Ronnie Barker's on-screen daughter in sitcom Porridge.
The soap stalwart also played recurring roles in Coronation Street, EastEnders, and Emmerdale across a career spanning six decades.
In a statement on Twitter, her agent Scott Marshall Partners confirmed the sad news of her death. It read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our client and well-loved stage and TV actress, Patricia Brake, at the age of 79, after a very long battle with cancer." READ MORE: Noel Clarke says allegations 'damaged me in a way I cannot articulate' as he speaks out in first interview Brake became well-known after playing Norman Stanley Fletcher's daughter Ingrid Fletcher in BBC sitcom Porridge in the 1970s.
She later reprised the role in Going Straight, alongside cast members Richard Beckinsale and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Over the years, Brake worked with world-renowned comedians Barker and Ronnie Corbett, known as The Two Ronnies, along with duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
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