Patricia Brake was born 25th June, 1942 in Bath. She is an actress who has been in most major long-running television series since the 1960s including Emergency-Ward 10, Z Cars, Play for Today, The Bill, Doctors and EastEnders. She remains best known for her role as Ronnie Barker's on-screen daughter, Ingrid Fletcher, in both Porridge and its sequel Going Straight in the 1970s however she was also a known name and recognisable face for her role in the doomed BBC soap Eldorado between 1992 and 1993.