Patrick Blake is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeremy Sheffield.

Patrick's storylines have involved finding out that Dodger is his biological son, who he long thought was dead; a relationship with Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson), whom he abuses and fathered her daughter, Minnie Minniver (Eva Rooney); being kidnapped by his stepson Will Savage (James Atherton); keeping his daughter, Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) locked up, as well as trying to prevent her from finding her biological daughter Nico Blake (Persephone Swales-Dawson); and being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Sheffield briefly reprised his role as Patrick weeks later on 2 February 2016 when Maxine momentarily saw him as a figment of her imagination, much to her horror.

[4] Along with Jez, Patrick's estranged mother Martha Blake (Sherrie Hewson) are both set to make their debuts in spring 2024.

However, the man that the world knows may not be the same behind closed doors..."[6] When Jeremy Sheffield appeared on Lorraine, he commented that Patrick was "nice", "intelligent, successful", but also said that "there's a whole other side to him which I'm not going to tell you.

[8] After initially being nice toward Maxine, Patrick eventually started showing his sinister side toward her by first reveling in her failure as a coffee shop manager, before grabbing her wrist as he feels that she had embarrassed him due to her trying to dance with him.

Nikki Sanderson, who plays Maxine, commented that the storyline had been subtlety brewing over the past few months with Patrick buying her house, alienating her from her friends and forcing her to quit her job.

[12] Sanderson later commented in an interview that Patrick twists it in his head to make it Maxine's fault so that he may feel remorse, but not blame.

Lee Mason, the drama commissioning editor at Channel 4, commented that the aim of the adverts was to "help broaden the awareness of the 'This Is Abuse' campaign with our younger audience.

Chief Executive Officer of the NSPCC, Peter Wanless said that "too many young people assume violence or emotional abuse is a normal part of relationships.

"[20] On 29 March 2015, it was announced that an upcoming storyline would see Patrick diagnosed with the incurable condition of motor neuron disease.

Patrick would reveal his condition to his secretary, Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter) in emotional scenes airing in early April.

[21] Prior to the announcement, it was shown on-screen that Patrick was hiding a medical condition, after threatening Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough).

Patrick will choose to keep the truth over his condition a secret from Maxine so that he does not ruin his chances of securing custody of their daughter, Minnie.

Motor neurone disease is a disorder that heavily affects the brain and spinal cord and attacks the movement nerves.

He endeavours to keep his diagnosis secret, as admitting the truth could jeopardise his chance of getting full custody of his beloved baby daughter Minnie.

The CEO of the MND Association, Sally Light, spoke of the storyline: "It's been a great year for raising awareness of motor neurone disease.

Following on from the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge last summer and the film release of The Theory of Everything, I'm sure that Hollyoaks will show the reality of living with MND on the small screen too.

Dodger and friend Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) visit under the pretence of carrying out a census.

He calls the police and brings her to a mental illness clinic, but later released, as she was in a hate campaign for what she has done, but, many people then begun to blame him, including Nancy after discovering her past was.

After the wedding, Maxine tells Patrick she cannot continue with him and he grabs her by the wrist, claiming to the guests that she is ill and he wants to take her home.

Patrick then witnesses Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) dispose of the gun that shot Phoebe McQueen (Mandip Gill) and forces him to lie in court saying Maxine is an alcoholic and he puts a bottle of alcohol in a water bottle in Maxine's handbag and he wins full custody of Minnie.

When Zack Loveday (Duayne Boachie) steals his car where he had hidden the gun Patrick panics and takes Theresa and Minnie aboard for a few weeks.

Patrick later reveals to Maxine that he is suffering from the disease when she threatens to call social services on him, she also agrees to help care for him but in return she wants joint custody of Minnie and to sign her over to him on his death.

Patrick then tells Theresa he is giving the money he conned back to the school after hearing Maxine praise him for building a special needs unit.

Maxine sends the paramedics away after watching the video and she and Darren hide Patrick's body in the broken village wall.

Sheffield said of his character that he was originally just seen as Dodger's dad, although eventually people started referring to him as Patrick Blake.

[8] A reporter writing for the Inside Soap Yearbook 2017 included Patrick's return as a "vision" in their "A to Z" list of 2016, adding that "imaginary dead pals were all the rage in 2016!

Sheffield was put on the longlist and the shortlist for the British Soap Awards 2014 for Best Actor, although he lost to David Neilson.

[32] In 2023, Duncan Lindsay from Metro called the character "evil", "violent" and "Gaslighting", and wrote how he was "one of Hollyoaks' most talked about villains of all time" and that viewers would "recall his horrifying behaviour" towards Maxine.