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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd reveals why he has banned his parents from watching Netflix hit - and says when he first reported his stalking ordeal to police they couldn't believe he was being threatened by a woman
The 34-year-old's darkly comic drama is based on his real life experiences of being stalked by a woman he felt sorry for after meeting her in a London pub where he pulled pints.
The 34-year-old's darkly comic drama is based on his real life experiences of being stalked by a woman he felt sorry for after meeting her in a London pub where he pulled pints - after being sexually abused by a top figure in the comedy world. Gadd says in a new interview that he struggled to have his concerns about the woman, named Martha in the show, taken seriously by police because, he says, the idea of a man being stalked by a female admirer can be 'trivialised'. The programme shows Martha's obsession developing as she emails Gadd hundreds of times a day, turning up outside his house and harassing his family and friends.
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