Who is Catherine Standish in Slow Horses?
The keeper of the files · Slough House
Catherine Standish (The keeper of the files) is a character in Slow Horses, part of Slough House. Catherine Standish manages Slough House's paperwork with the precise, contained dignity of a recovering alcoholic who rebuilt herself one filing system at a time. She was personal assistant to a Service legend whose death — ruled suicide — ended her old life; what she was never told about it could fill one of her own folders. Underestimated by everyone including herself, Standish notices everything and forgets nothing.
When does Catherine Standish first appear?
Catherine Standish first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of Slow Horses (2022–, Apple TV+).
Who is Catherine Standish connected to?
Relationships already established when Catherine Standish first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Jackson Lamb — Keeper and kept — history unspoken
Which group does Catherine Standish belong to?
By the time Catherine Standish appears, Slough House also includes Jackson Lamb, River Cartwright, Roddy Ho, Louisa Guy, Min Harper.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jackson Lamb — The slob who was a legend
- River Cartwright — The crashed golden boy
- Roddy Ho — The insufferable genius
- Louisa Guy — Stalled and seething
- Min Harper — The one who left a disk on a train
- Diana Taverner — Second desk, first ambition
- James 'Spider' Webb — The smiling careerist
- David Cartwright — The grandfather, the legend
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