Kate Ross
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| Character | |
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| Name: | Kate Ross, Dr. Kate Ross |
| Occupation: | psychologist |
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| Fandom: | The Professionals |
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Kate Ross appeared on one episode of The Professionals, but really makes her mark in fanworks.
Her role in the show was that of departmental psychologist.
The enameled frog, was inspired by a scene in the episode "Wild Justice" where Doyle gives one to Kate Ross. This frog was a fannish signal; fans would wear one to conventions to signal their interest in Pros fandom.
Roles
- supportive friend
- supporting character/matchmaker
- shrewish and combative
- occasional love interest
Fan Comments
1987
I can't stand slam-women in general and Ann Holly or Kate Ross in particular stories. I swear some writers sound like they hate women, and I do not like that at all. The line I find truly offensive is: "No woman could ever..." Met them all, had the character? "No woman had ever..." is fine. What a difference a word makes! The first example sets me foaming at the mouth, the second implies a loving relationship between the two men. [1]
1991
1993
Therapy, therapy, therapy...dear [N]...my gut just isn't interested in reading about therapy. If my hero gets gang raped in prison, I want him to recover in the arms of his lover; I have a hard time imaging any pleasure were I forced to read twenty pages of Ray Doyle with Sigmund (spelling intentional) Fraud! I like Kate Ross, but I still want the maximum amount of written word space devoted to the relationship between the two men I want to see fucking. Nuff said from a fuck fan! [3]
1992
I prefer fan-fiction's portrayals of Kate Ross to the lady we see on screen, who seems incapable of offering a dispassionate and professional viewpoint; her put-downs, references to 'hairy masculine fun'... Presumably CI5, or the security services at least, are the world she has chosen to live in. I find it very difficult to believe, given her attitude. Can you imagine what life for a female CI5 agent would be like within the organisation? [4]
2010
...it's not a light task to make acceptable and even touching a love story between Doyle and, not some convenient (and compliant) original character, but a well-known, clear-cut, sharp edged and, to say the least, not precisely popular canon figure such as Kate Ross. Personally I doesn't dislike her; she is, like Cowley, duty-bound, strong-willed, clear-headed and solitary: all qualities that aren't usually associated with passion and tender feelings. Yet, like with Cowley, it's possible to detect in them undercurrents of ...weakness they would say, and to assume there is a human face under the mask. As for Doyle, it's not too difficult to see him attracted by strong women; when you have fallen (hard) for somebody like Ann Holly, Kate Ross would rather appear as an improvement. The author draws of her a nuanced and thoughtful portrait that reveals her sympathy for a too often reviled character. [5]
2012
A friend in need turns out to be Kate Ross, who steers him into a course of study he thrives on and involves him in her research work. Kate Ross's background - whether portrayed as psychology or psychiatry - is often handy for authors. In this story, though, the character of Kate herself comes through strongly in addition, and I really enjoyed the descriptions of her, and Lucy, and Marcus. [6]
Kate Ross – I’ve never thought of her in a negative way even though in the episode she is the one dissenting voice among the other professionals (and a bit of women’s libber I always feel!). She gets short shrift from the others including Cowley, but sticks to her guns. She only has Bodie’s best interests at heart and, as it turns out, is quite right to be concerned. [7]
Sample Fanfiction Featuring Kate Ross
- Cause for Concern by Stuartsky (a look at Bodie and Doyle's partnership through the eyes of Dr. Kate Ross and George Cowley) (1981)
- If I Should Fall From Grace with God by Luka ("Four years ago, Ray Doyle experienced a horrendous trauma that caused him to leave CI5 and pursue other paths.") (2001)
- Reflections by Brenda K. (2004)
- Catastrophe Theory by Jojo (2009)
References
- ^ a comment in The Hatstand Express #13
- ^ "Normal Female Interest in Men Bonking": Selections from The Terra Nostra Underground and Strange Bedfellows", Archived version Nina Boal, "Lavender Lilies, addendum" TNU 6, May 1991
- ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #13
- ^ comments in Be Gentle With Us #6 (June 1992)
- ^ Reflections was reviewed by Francis Kerst on Crack Van on November 8, 2010
- ^ from Crack Van (April 23, 2012)
- ^ 2012 comments about the story Catastrophe Theory at CI5hq, Archived version