Baby Reindeer real-life Martha backs Mr Bates against Netflix show in TV Choice Awards

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The woman who inspired stalker character Martha in hit TV show Baby Reindeer claims rival show Mr Bates vs The Post Office deserves to win big at this year’s TV Choice awards.Fiona Harvey, 59, has previously hit out at Scots comic Richard Gadd’s “true story” mini-series for portraying stalker Martha as being convicted and sent to jail.She is suing streaming giant Netflix for £130million saying the series has ruined her life.Now she is fuming after Baby Reindeer was nominated for a string of gongs at Britain’s top TV awards.And she says she wants a win for the harrowing true story of Alan Bates, who uncovered the Post Office Horizon computer scandal that saw hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongly prosecuted for fraud.Harvey, a law graduate from Aberdeenshire who admits she knew Gadd when they lived in London, said: “Richard Gadd shouldn’t be winning any awards.

Baby Reindeer is up against Mr Bates vs Post Office and that is a good programme.“Mr Bates is a hero. Young people should not take inspiration from Richard Gadd.

He is no hero.“He’s a disgrace to Scotland because of the lies he’s told. He’s also dragged a professional Scot like me and my name through the mud.“I think he’s a complete and total chancer.”Four programmes are up for the Best New Drama category at the TV Choice Awards including Nightsleeper, set on a train from Glasgow to London.Bridgerton, House of The Dragon, Loose Women, Eastenders and Traitors are among the other shows nominated in their respective categories.Harvey said: “I don’t watch crap on TV.

My favourite show is EastEnders. I do watch that. I think it’s very well written. I’m completely addicted to it.“No doubt Richard Gadd will be also strutting his stuff at these awards and making himself