▁slightly ▁unusual ▁and ▁awk ward ▁child , ▁she ▁retain s ▁her ▁high ▁intelligence ▁and ▁resource ful ness ▁throughout ▁the ▁show . ▁This ▁allows ▁Deb bie ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁when ▁she ▁becomes ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁and ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁domestic ▁duties ▁such ▁as ▁cook ing , ▁iron ing , ▁clean ing ▁and ▁taking ▁Li am ▁to ▁school . ▁She ▁also ▁provides ▁her ▁family ▁members ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁emot ional ▁support . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁Deb bie ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁social ising ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁m ature ▁beyond ▁her ▁years . ▁When ▁F iona ▁left ▁Ch ats worth ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁series ▁ 2 , ▁Deb bie ▁seemed , ▁at ▁first , ▁to ▁rel ish ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁running ▁Gall ag her ▁household . ▁Deb bie ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 6 5 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁In ▁series ▁one , ▁Deb bie ▁ab duct s ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁boy ▁because ▁she ▁" w anted ▁a ▁girl , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁ch oc olate ". ▁So ▁she ▁dressed ▁him ▁up ▁in ▁girls ▁clothes . ▁The ▁child ' s ▁disapp earance ▁caused ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁go ▁up ▁in ▁arms ▁in ▁search ▁for ▁young ▁" J ody ". ▁When ▁Deb bie ▁finally ▁adm its ▁her ▁actions ▁to ▁her ▁family , ▁a ▁fur ious ▁and ▁bew ilder ed ▁F iona , ▁Steve ▁Mc B ride ▁( James ▁Mc A voy ), ▁Lip , ▁and ▁Ian , ▁form ulate ▁a