Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning: 'I couldn't stop thinking about the characters' - BBC News

Actress Jessica Gunning plays an obsessive and delusional stalker in Netflix's word-of-mouth hit.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ed Miller/NetflixImage caption, Jessica Gunning plays stalker MarthaBy Charlotte GallagherCulture reporterBaby Reindeer, Netflix's latest word-of-mouth hit, has many people fascinated, disturbed and shocked.

The series is based on the true story of how Scottish comedian Richard Gadd was stalked by a woman after a brief, innocuous encounter in a London pub.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer and references to sexual assault.

The drama also depicts how Gadd was groomed and raped by an older man he considered a friend, and the harrowing impact on his life.

The actor wrote and stars in Baby Reindeer as himself, although he changed his character's name to Donny. Jessica Gunning plays Martha, the troubled fantasist who stalks him.

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