As Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer hits No 1 on Netflix, TikTok sleuths are trying to find the inspiration for Martha, his real-life stalker. Read more on Grazia.
Richard Gadd's harrowing true story has been a hit for Netflix – but social media sleuths have taken their curiosity to extremes., Netflix’s harrowing hit show from comedian and writer Richard Gadd, the words ‘this is a true story’ are shown on screen. It signifies to viewers that the complex tale of a man and his stalker before them is rooted in reality.
When creating both the play and the show, Gadd made it clear that he did not want people to track down the real Martha. Discussing the show he toldthat ‘both legal and artistic reasons’ prevented him from putting what happened on screen exactly as it was. ‘I mean there’s certain protections, you can’t just copy somebody else’s life and name and put it onto television,’ he said.
When the play was first on stage, Gadd made it clear that he did not want to simplify the narrative. ‘If I’d rushed it a year ago, it would have just been a victim narrative. And everyone would have come out saying, “Oh you’re so brave, and well done for doing this,”’ he toldin 2019. ‘It would be unfair to say she was an awful person and I was a victim. That didn’t feel true.’
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