Cat MacKenzie

Cat was a blustery, boozy, cigarette puffing beautician. She first appeared in Charnham as the wife of philanderer Dave Matthews, stepmother to Josh. She ran a hairdressing salon on the site later taken by Roy Farmer's cybercafe, and she employed Yasmin McHugh as an apprentice hairdresser (Yasmin's mother, Dusty was a partner in the business), however the business soon failed. After Cat's marriage to Dave broke down she moved in with Pete Callan.

After several months Pete convinced her to transfer her home into his name for taxation reasons, and once she had done so revealed he had only moved in with her to con her out of her house. After the relationship ended she realised she was pregnant, and was initially unsure whether the child was Dave's or Pete's. After tests it was revealed to be Pete's.

When Cat fell on hard times while struggling to raise Dave Junior and resenting Pete's interference, she fell into prostitution, and then was briefly and unhappily married to Jim Webb. She later worked as a beautician again when Yasmin opened a salon of her own.

Cat eventually found happiness in her marriage to Doug MacKenzie in 2004. However, things ended on a sour note on New Year's Eve 2005, when Doug told Cat their marriage was over following Cat's affair with a man named, Tony, whom she'd worked with during a local pantomime production of Dick Wittington.

• Husband: Dave Matthews (divorced); Jim Webb (divorced); Doug MacKenzie (2004–2005)
• Son: Dave Matthews Jr.
• Stepsons: Josh Matthews (deceased)
• Niece: Geri Evans