A comedian was relentlessly stalked by a lonely woman. He turned his experience into this gripping autobiographical drama.
That’s one of the disconcerting remarks – as opposed to delusional or unhinged or violent – that Martha Scott says to Donny Dunn early on in this unflinching series. Donny’s behind the bar in a London pub, Martha’s a lonely patron, and when he gives her a free cup of tea she obsessively invades his life. Flirting, praising, making ludicrous claims, and haranguing him – Martha is his stalker.
Richard Gadd plays a bartender whose life is invaded by an obsessive, lonely patron in Baby Reindeer, which is based on his one-man show of the same name.– Martha’s nickname for Donny – is a seven-part adaptation of Gadd’s acclaimed 2019 solo stage performance of the same name. A horror story couched in the recesses of comedy, it’s a painful, compelling viewing experience.
is still easily one of the best new series of the year so far. It’s wrenching, but somehow still has consolatory moments of great humour, and by the end, Gadd has completely unzipped himself. It’s worth climbing inside.
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