Catherine Steed

Catherine "Cathy" Anne Steed is the deuteragonist in the Wombles Saga, and the wife of John Steed. She is an anthropologist and former amateur spy for The Avengers.

History
Cathy was born Catherine Anne Purdey on the 5th of October 1930. Her mother was Katrina Purdey. Her father is currently unknown.

It is likely that Cathy was separated from her mother at a young age, since when Katrina first appeared in The Wombles Five, neither she nor her sister, Charlene 'Charlie' Purdey recognised her. It is also strongly suggested that Cathy and Charlie were raised separately because they did not realise that they were sisters. The reason for this is currently unknown.

As a young adult, Cathy was betrothed to a man named Paul Gale. Paul was a Jamaican man who served in a war and died, leaving Cathy as a widow.

Mournin Paul's death, Cathy left the country to become a nun, where she met John Steed, who was there to become a monk for similar reasons, and the two became friends. Later on in life, they parted ways, and did not meet again until Cathy joined Steed on an MI12 mission as an amateur spy. They then began to work together regularly, eventually entering into a romantic relationship.

At some point in time, Cathy and Steed heard about a secret organisation who wanted to paint the world into their perfect image of it called TODE. Due to their traumatic histories, the two decided to join.

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