Characters

• Status: Divorced
• Occupation: Golf club catering manager

A deceptively strong woman by nature, ex-teacher Kathy has had to call on all her reserves of fortitude as life has dealt her some harsh blows.

Her marriage to Sid disintegrated following first her affair with policeman Dave Barry then Sid's with Jolene Rogers.

No sooner had she picked herself up from that shock than she was left reeling by a cruel rape attack at the hands of chef Owen King (aka Gareth Taylor). She slowly recovered and found solace in her son Jamie and a new relationship with Kenton Archer.

But her unexpected grief at Sid's death, and the undeniable differences between her and Kenton, led to his departure and for a while turned Jamie into a very troubled teen.