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Marcus Duffy is a former music teacher who raped Kathy Hills in 1964 and fathered Donna Ludlow.

Backstory[]

Marcus Duffy raped Kathy Hills when she was fourteen. Kathy fell pregnant as a result and gave birth to a girl, Donna Ludlow, but later gave her up for adoption. In 1985, when Kathy originally mentioned the man who raped her, he was left unnamed and said to have been a complete stranger but Kathy later mentioned his name to Pat Evans during a conversation on the 18 February 1997, who also appeared to recognise the name.

Background Information[]

  • Marcus was said to have been a music teacher by the official BBC website's page on Kathy Beale, created in 2015, however, it's never been stated on screen.