‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Hits Back at Real-Life Martha’s Lawsuit
The creator of the hit show Baby Reindeer has insisted that it is “emotionally true” in a court filing backing Netflix against the woman who allegedly stalked him for years.
Richard Gadd, a Scottish comedian and writer, first performed the show as as a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. It tells the story of Donny, a pub barman in London, who is stalked, harassed, and abused by a character named Martha.
Rights to the show were bought by Netflix and it was a huge hit for the streamer on its release in April this year, with Gadd playing Donny. Fans quickly identified the real-life Martha, Fiona Harvey—who then sued Netflix for her depiction in the show, seeking $170 million in damages.