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Richard Gadd, the creator and star of Netflix's hit show Baby Reindeer, has issued a stern warning to fans who are trying to track down the real-life 'Martha Scott', who made his life unbearable.The chilling drama series, which is currently the most-watched show on the streaming platform in over thirty countries, tells a harrowing story of how a simple act of kindness turned into a dangerous obsession. In the series, Richard plays Donny, a character based on his own traumatic experiences of being relentlessly stalked by a woman named Martha Scott (portrayed by Jessica Gunning).

Baby Reindeer writer and actor Richard Gaad has issued a warning to viewers of the hit Netflix show who are trying to work out the real life identities of the characters.

Netflix drama Baby Reindeer, has pleaded with viewers to stop speculating about the true story behind the series.The series, which is based on a one-man play by Gadd, and his real life experience, follows a struggling comedian who is being relentlessly stalked by a woman named Martha.Over the course of the series, Martha harasses Gadd’s character Donny, following him home, impacting his relationships, turning up at his workplace and repeatedly sending him disturbing emails.A disclaimer at the start of the first episode tells viewers that the series is a true story, leading some viewers to speculate over who in Gadd’s life might represent the characters in the show.Richard Gadd from Baby Reindeer has now personally asked everyone to stop speculating. There are real people being affected by all of this.

As Netflix unveils its chilling new drama Baby Reindeer, audiences are in for a spine-tingling ride into the dark and disturbing world of stalking and obsession. Based on the harrowing true story of Richard Gadd, who both pens and stars in the series, Baby Reindeer delves deep into the terrifying ordeal he endured at the hands of a relentless stalker, Martha Scott.

Netflix hit Baby Reindeer has revealed that he “feels sorry” for the stalker character in the show.The show has been created by comedian Richard Gadd, and is based on his 2019 one-man play of the same name. It depicts a version of the real-life story of his own stalking ordeal.The synopsis clarifies that the show focuses “on struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) strange and layered relationship with a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning), whose initially friendly demeanour unravels as she begins to stalk Donny relentlessly”.“Their first interaction is innocent enough: While working his shift as a bartender, Donny shows an act of kindness to Martha, a customer whose vulnerability is readily apparent,” the synopsis adds.“But, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’ and this casual encounter sparks a suffocating obsession that threatens to wreck both their lives and forces Donny to face his deeply buried trauma.”In a new interview with Variety, Gadd said that he intended to make the Martha character somewhat sympathetic, based on his experiences.“Stalking usually is depicted as someone who is kind of evil, whereas I felt like there was a vulnerable person who genuinely couldn’t stop, who for whatever reason had believed the reality that was inside her head and no matter what couldn’t change from that,” he said.“I mean, it is a mental illness and I wanted to portray that.

Baby Reindeer have been reacting to a hidden reference to another show.The series follows a struggling comic named Donny (played by Richard Gadd) who is being stalked by a woman called Martha (played by Jessica Gunning).The harassment appears to take place over four and a half years, involving a series of invasive behaviour from Martha to Donny, including following him home, turning up to his workplace and sending him multiple emails a day.One scene in the seven-episode series shows Donny’s inbox, filled with emails from his stalker, using an email address consisting of a series of random numbers.The Independent’s Chief Culture Reporter and co-host of The Lost Boys podcast noticed that the numbers are not as random as it first seems.Stolworthy posted on X: “The ‘random series of numbers like spam’ used in the stalker’s email address are, in fact, the cursed numbers from Lost”.Baby Reindeer: the 'random series of numbers like spam' used in the stalker's email address are, in fact, the cursed numbers from LOST pic.twitter.com/JksoAJwLJs— Jacob Stolworthy (@JacobStolworthy) April 18, 2024The numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42, appear consistently throughout Lost, the six-season series which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in September.Following survivors of a plane crash who find themselves on a mysterious island, Lost refers to those specific numbers throughout the show, typically featured in background shots of flashback sequences.Users on X have been responding to Stolworthy’s observation, with several calling it a “brilliant spot”.Another user reposted Stolworthy’s tweet, which showed the number series’ appearances in each show side by side, writing: “2024 and we still getting Lost Easter eggs.

The female star of Baby Reindeer says she felt a sense of responsibility for her co-star Richard Gadd, who wrote the Netflix drama about a stalker and her victim, based on his own real-life experience of being targeted.

Aramide Tinubu In his seven-part Netflix miniseries, “Baby Reindeer,” adapted from his one-man show, Scottish writer and comedian Richard Gadd recounts the true story of being harassed and stalked for years. Compelling and unsettling, Gadd, who portrays Donny Dunn, the fictionalized version of himself, transports the audience to one of the most painful periods of his life. The series untangles the nuances of his emotions, his stalker’s temperament and past incidents that fortified his frame of mind at the time.

Since it landed on Netflix on Thursday, 11 April, Baby Reindeer has gripped viewers at home. Based on creator Richard Gadd’s own experience of stalking, the series follows Donny who’s life changes forever after he gives a woman called Martha a cup of tea.

Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd has shared his "frustrating" experience of reporting stalking to the police as he made a plea for "fundamental change" for victims of the crime. Richard, who wrote the hit Netflix series about his own experiences as a victim of stalking and also stars in the show, said that making his trauma into a drama had been "the best therapy" and a "lifesaver" in helping him to process what had happened to him.The series sees comedian Donny, played by Richard, become a victim of stalker Martha (Jessica Gunning) after being kind to her when she is suffering a vulnerable moment and is inspired by events from his own life that saw his stalker contact him thousands of times over phone, email and messages.

Lexi Carson Netflix‘s “Baby Reindeer” is a new miniseries with a twist. “Baby Reindeer,” released April 11, is based on Scottish comedian, actor and writer Richard Gadd‘s own experience with a stalker and sexual predator in his 20s. Gadd stars as Donny Dunn, who is stalked by a woman named Martha he met in a bar he worked at.

As Baby Reindeer continues to grip audiences on Netflix by telling the story of mild-mannered Donny, who finds his life turned upside down after giving a free cup of tea to Martha, a customer at the pub where he works. Over the course of seven episodes, the series follows Donny’s life as he tries to combat an unwanted campaign of harassment and stalking from Martha, who refuses to leave him alone.

Baby Reindeer fans have called for Jessica Gunning to win 'all the awards' for her portrayal of a sinister stalker in the new Netflix series. The drama, which has received a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, released on April 11.

Baby Reindeer just dropped on April 11 and already has us all thinking.The sees comedian Richard Gadd turn his experiences with a female stalker into an eight-episode miniseries, which began as a one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Gadd explores his own culpability and how the law didn't support him or others like him.This is amid news that the Metropolitan Police in the UK has reported a “” in the number of stalking cases, and the Office for National Statistics has estimated that people every year experience stalking in England and Wales alone.So to what extent is Baby Reindeer on Netflix ? Here's everything to know about Gadd's story and the real Martha Scott.Gadd's fictionalized character, Donny Dunn, develops a warped and complicated relationship with a woman named Martha after meeting her at the bar where he works.

Netflix series Baby Reindeer has been unveiled – you can check out all the songs below.The show from creator and comedian Richard Gadd is based on the star’s one-man play of the same name, and follows the real-life story of his stalking ordeal.The series focuses “on struggling comedian Donny Dunn’s (Gadd) strange and layered relationship with a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning), whose initially friendly demeanour unravels as she begins to stalk Donny relentlessly”.“Their first interaction is innocent enough: While working his shift as a bartender, Donny shows an act of kindness to Martha, a customer whose vulnerability is readily apparent,” the synopsis adds.“But, as the saying goes, ‘no good deed goes unpunished,’ and this casual encounter sparks a suffocating obsession that threatens to wreck both their lives and forces Donny to face his deeply buried trauma.”The soundtrack features a number of classic rock and pop songs, including tracks from Roxy Music, Dusty Springfield, David Byrne, Peggy Lee, Brian Eno and George Harrison.

As chilling new drama Baby Reindeer hits our screens on Netflix, audiences from around the country will be able to see firsthand the stuff of nightmares, as a tiny act of kindness quickly snowballs into a dangerous spiral of stalking and obsession. Penned by and starring Richard Gadd in the lead role of Donny, the series draws on his own harrowing experience of being stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) after he innocently gave a free cup of tea to a woman at the pub where he worked.This single innocuous act led to an unprecedented and intrusive bombardment of over 40,000 emails, 740 tweets, 350 hours of voicemail, 100 pages of letters and 45 Facebook messages in the five years that followed.

When Baby Reindeer first hit our screens, it’s safe to say that the chilling Netflix series didn’t hold any punches as it followed the ordeal of one well intentioned stranger after his simple act of kindness led to a sustained campaign of stalking and harassment. Split across seven episodes in total, the show followed the life of Donny, played by show creator Richard Gadd and his stalker Martha, portrayed by Jessica Gunning, who became suffocatingly obsessed with him after he innocently bought her a cup of coffee at his place of work.

EXCLUSIVE: Generation star Nava Mau will star in Netflix’s upcoming drama series Baby Reindeer.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s British drama series Baby Reindeer has gone into production this week, and Deadline can reveal Jessica Gunning (Back, Pride) has landed a lead role opposite show creator Richard Gadd.