Katherine Elisabeth ("Kathy") Glover née Bates

IMDB entry: Malandra Burrows

Also seeWill's site Emmerdale Cast Interviews Homepage fro an interview with Malandra Burrows circa 2001/2002.

Appeared: 26 November 1985 - 20 December 2001
Born: 29 September 1967 (she celebrated her birthday 30th September in 1997, so however there wasn't an episode on the 29th that yeart).
AKA Kathy Merrick, Kathy Tate, Kathy Glover.
Married 1st 3 February 1988: Jackie Merrick
Married 2nd 5 Nov 1991: Chris Tate divorced 1995
Married 3rd 28 Nov 1996: Dave Glover
Has a child born around December 2002 in Australia.
Sister of Nick Bates
Aunt of Alice Bates
Eldest child of:Caroline Wood/Bates & Malcolm Bates divorced 1985

Thank you Dave T. for providing the following. It's from a profile in the book "The Emmerdale Family Album" (by Michael Heatly and Published by Boxtree Paperback - 30 June, 1995 ):-

Kathy Bates

Born in 1967, Kathy Bates arrived in Emmerdale with her mother, Caroline, and brother, Nick, in 1985, following her parents’ separation. She was then studying for ‘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 battey 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 and helped make goat’s cheese.

Kathy was also a keen horsewoman and looked after Joe and Turner’s horses. In 1989, when she and husband Jackie were having financial problems, he forced her to take a job at Hotten abattoir, which she hated: Jackie rescued her after a week.

Her relationship with Jackie lasted for several years before they finally decided to marry, his impulsive nature in marked contrast to Kathv’s easy-going style. When they broke up during 1987, she went out with Tony Marchant, a rich relative of NY boss Christopher Meadows. This made Jackie so jealous that he smashed up his van and pleaded with Kathy to go back with him. She agreed and they became engaged, marrying in February 1988.

The wedding was almost ruined when a burst water tank in the Bates’ cottage destroyed Kathy’s dress, the night before. The day was saved when Annie, Dolly and Caroline Bales altered Annie’s own wedding dress - an Edwardian one worn by her own mother - which Kathy wore instead. Kathy and Jackie went on honeymoon to Tunisia and, despite unexpected adventures, enjoyed themselves.

The Merricks began married life in the attic at Emmerdale Farm and were delighted when Joe offered them Demdyke in December 1988. They were always struggling financially, however, on Jackie’s meagre wage, supplemented by Kathy’s earnings as part-time barmaid at the Woolpack. Her hours clashed with Jackie’s so she gave it up.

Jackie’s death, in August 1989, devastated Kathy. She took his job as a farm labourer at Emmerdale, as well as running their own 20 acres of rented land at Home Farm, until new landlord Frank Tate evicted her in January 1990. She was particularly involved with the sheep - both 40 of her own and 650 of Emmerdale’s - despite miscarrying in 1989 due to the sheep-related disease Chiamydiapsittaci.

For several months she lost interest in everything, and only began to come out of her shell when she reluctantly joined the cast of the village play Dracula in January 1990. By this time, Chris Tate was keen, but she initially rejected his advances.

George Starkey, a lorry-driver who also tried to date her, brought news that a cafe owner in Southampton, who was also a medium, had a message from her dead husband. Kathy went to Southampton, despite much advice not to lake such things seriously, but the inconclusive experience made her decide to get on with her life. By this time, Chris Tate was becoming more important to her and their relationship flourished.

In April, 1990, they spent the night together and in May, much to his surprise and delight, she moved in with him at Home Farm.

Any misgivings she may have had about doing this were heightened when Chris bought her a car after her old Citroen was written off by Rachel Hughes, to whom she was giving a driving lesson. Kathy s experiences had made her the more mature of the two, and Chris’s belief that expensive gifts could solve differences would be the cause of manv disagreements through their marriage.

Another present - this time, from father-in-law Frank - was their matrimonial home at Mill Cottage, though the couple eventually insisted on paying him for it. No matter how agreeable the surroundings. Kathy was never one for staying at home, much as Chris would have liked her to become a full-time cook. skivvy and bottle washer.

A period of filling in as her husband’s secretary saw her prove the point as she secretly gained her HGV licence, celebrating by backing a giant truck into a space outside the office as Chris looked on open-mouthed! She then went on to look after Kim’s horses at Home Farm before the discovery of her boss’s affair with Neil Kincaid put her in an impossible position and she quit. She then took up her friend Lynn Whiteley’s offer to help her run the wine bar at the Woolpack, hut Chris was opposed to this - not least due to Lynn’s oft-expressed low opinion of him.

In 1993, Kathy’s frustration with her husband’s attitudes and activities would lead to a brief dalliance with hunky American wine rep Josh Lewis. She was on the point of eloping with him, but the discovery of Chris in the wreckage of the Woolpack brought her back to her ‘senses’,and, like the dutiful wife she felt she should be, Kathy prepared herself for life with a wheelchair-bound spouse in a purpose-built bungalow... organized, inevitably , by her father-in-law. (As it transpired, thev stayed put.)

Profile formally at www.emmerdale.co.uk written circa 2001:-

		Played by Malandra Burrows First Appearance on 26 November 1985 Marital Status; Jackie Merrick 1988 (died 1989); Chris Tate 1991 (div. 1995); Dave Glover 1996 (died 1996). Children; One Miscarriage; Fostered her niece Alice Bates 1985/1986 Kathy’s first and happiest relationship was with Jackie Merrick. Love blossomed as they worked together at the farm. Kathy and Jackie first admitted their feelings for each other. Joe Sugden caused trouble though, when he made suggestive remarks, but she wasn’t interested. 1987 Their relationship hit a rocky patch and they split up for a brief time.  Kathy started to see Tony Marchant, they met during a dinner party. Dave became upset when he saw Kathy and Tony dancing together at Seth’s birthday party, he proceeded to smash up his van and ran over Seth’s bicycle. 1988 They married on 3rd February. Kathy had to wear Annie Sugden’s wedding dress because her own dress was damaged in a flood at her mother’s cottage. Kathy also suffered a miscarriage. 1989 She lost Jackie when he died in a shooting accident in August 1989. She took months to come to terms with his death and was not ready for a relationship when she first met Chris Tate (son of Frank). Eventually, Chris’s gambling proved too much for Kathy and she left him. 1991 Chris was waiting on the sidelines though and they eventually moved into the Old Mill together after she agreed to marry him. They married on 5 November 1991 and were sent off in a helicopter by Frank. They honeymooned on the QE2 and went to New York. 1993 Their marriage was far from perfect, and it hit its worst period this year.  Chris was gambling heavily and Kathy fell for the smooth wine merchant Josh Lewis.  She chose Josh, and was on the point of leaving Chris when he suffered spinal injuries in the Emmerdale plane crash and was confined to a wheelchair. Kathy decided to stand by him although the bitterness eventually destroyed their marriage. 1995 The man to bring her out of her depression was Dave Glover.  He nagged at Kathy for a date and gave her a reason for getting on with her life.  She divorced Chris and set up her own business, the tearooms. Dave asked her to marry him in September.  She then discovered that Dave had been having an affair with her enemy Kim Tate. 1996 Kathy drifted back with Dave, he assured her that his relationship with Kim was definitely over and she believed him. They married in Dec ‘96, but met Kim on the way to the registry office.  Dave heard that Kim was planning to leave Emmerdale with James and went to say goodbye. He ended up agreeing to go away with her, but before they could run off, fire swept through James’s bedroom and Dave suffered massive burns saving the baby.  He died on Boxing Day. 1998 Kathy enjoyed being single in Emmerdale, apart from a short-lived fling with Jez, a fireman.  She found time to help Sam Dingle to read until he developed a crush on her. She bought out Eric’s share of the wine bar and renamed it Kathy’s Diner, with an American theme.  1999 Bif took Marlon’s advice and came clean about his feelings to Kathy. After initial hesitation, she realised she loved Biff and they are very much a couple. She was shocked when Biff proposed to her in the middle of the Woolpack. 2001/2001 Kathy narrowly escapes death when Grahams car goes over a cliff. Later in the year Kathy is thrown into motherhood when Jack is arrested on suspicion of murder. She moves into the farm to look after the Sugden kids. Kathy is distraught and disheartened when Andy and Robert begin quarrelling with each other. They continue to play her up and then the herd at the farm contract TB. Later in 2001 she becomes close to Andrew Fraser, the stud manager. She is thinking about selling up and moving to Australia to look after her niece Alice.

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