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‘Baby Reindeer’ Star Richard Gadd on ‘Daunting’ Reaction to His Real-Life Stalking Story and ‘Feeling Sorry’ for Martha: ‘It’s Two Broken People’
'Baby Reindeer' creator and star Richard Gadd discusses the true story behind the Netflix series and why the show is connecting with audiences.
In just over a week, Richard Gadd ‘s miniseries “Baby Reindeer” has captivated Netflix viewers with its shocking story of a struggling comedian being stalked by an older woman named Martha. If I’m honest, I think even as I was writing the play and taking it up to the festival, I did think, “Hm, this does have sort of television properties.” It has, in my opinion, interesting characters and it’s got quite an intense plot and through line. I always thought it had television potential, and then when I was at the Edinburgh Fringe, everyone started to bid on it and throw their hat in the ring to develop it, so that all happened quite quickly as well.
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