Kathy Merrick
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Malandra Burrows | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1985–2001, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 26 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 1 November 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Richard Handford (1985) Kathleen Beedles (2005) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Home | Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | Malcolm Bates |
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| Mother | Caroline Bates |
| Brothers | Nick Bates |
| Half-brothers | William Bates |
| Husband |
Jackie Merrick (1988–89) Chris Tate (1991–95) Dave Glover (1996) Mr Brookman (2002–) |
| Grandmothers | Alice Wood |
| Nieces | Alice Bates |
Katherine Elizabeth "Kathy" Brookman (also Bates, Merrick, Tate and Glover) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Malandra Burrows. She appeared as a regular character from 1985 until she was axed in 2001 by series producer Steve Frost. She was the show's central character throughout that time. In October 2005 series producer Kathleen Beedles reintroduced the character, when Burrows reprised the role briefly for the funeral of Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards). Kathy currently serves as the twentieth longest serving character in the history of Emmerdale.
In July 2005 it was announced that Burrows agreed to reprise her role for the funeral of Seth Armstrong. [...]"Burrows was one of the most popular characters on Emmerdale," an insider told the Sunday Mirror, "Her return is a huge coup."[...] . In January 2009, it was confirmed that Burrows was too busy to return for the on-screen of Jack Sudgen. In August 2013, it was confirmed that Burrows would not be returning for the on-screen of Alan turner, she said she wasn't asked back.
Born in 1967, Kathy Bates arrived in Emmerdale with her mother, Caroline, and brother, Nick, in 1985, following her parents’ separation. She was studying for her ‘A’ levels, but left school when Alan Turner gave her a job at NY Estates as a farm worker. She was put in charge of the poultry unit at Home Farm, where thousands of battery hens were reared. Eventually, it became too much for her and she walked out - which didn’t surprise Joe Sugden, who had advised against her appointment all along. She worked part-time at Emmerdale Farm and in 1988, set up a farm shop with Dolly Skilbeck and helped make goats' cheese. Kathy was also a keen horsewoman and looked after Joe and Alan’s horses.
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