Cathy Matthews & Brian Packham
Cathy had seemed the perfect match for Roy Cropper and a sweet storyline ensued. Roy’s heart had been left with a gaping hole, after the death of Hayley and Cathy managed to fill the void. They planned to marry but Roy decided to hold on to his shopping bag, instead of his fiancee and they sadly split up. Brian had previously been in a relationship with Eileen’s sister, Julie. He had left his controlling wife, Margaret, to be with her but Julie’s flowery print dresses and over-exaggerated lipstick, were not enough to keep them united and they parted waves. Not surprisingly, Brian’s charm and good looks hadn’t gone unnoticed and Cathy found herself going all giddy around him. The teacher at Bessie Street school didn’t pick up her lustful signs for quite a while but, when the penny dropped, they got together and have been as thick as thieves ever since.
Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill) & Jim Daly
