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Topics: True Crime, True Life, Netflix, Crime, TV And Film
Rhianna Benson
Topics: True Crime, True Life, Netflix, Crime, TV And Film
It may have only landed on our streaming service account a matter of days ago, but already Netflix's latest thriller Baby Reindeer has sky-rocketed its way to the No. 1 spot.
And should we be surprised?
With a chilling plot-line, intense musical score, stellar acting and knock-out cinematography, it was almost guaranteed to go down a hit with viewers.
For those who haven't yet sunk their teeth into this binge-worthy box-set, here's a general summary.
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The show tells the story of a writer and performer's warped relationship with a middle-aged woman named Martha, who becomes his stalker after they meet at the pub in which he works.
After the obsessive gets her hands on his contact information, she bombards him with increasingly-terrifying messages, all through the day and night.
But on top of the factors aforementioned, there's another aspect of this spine-tingling seven-parter that has left audience members utterly flabbergasted - this being the fact that the entire limited series is based on a true story.
That's right, Baby Reindeer is based on the real life experience of Scottish comic Richard Gadd, who plays the central role in the production.
The star was previously stalked in a similar way, before he himself adapted his story for his very own one-man production, upon which the Netflix version is based, with the addition of several more stars.
In his real life, a woman to whom he once handed a free cup of tea began repeatedly visiting the pub in which he worked, during which she became convinced of a romantic connection between the two of them.
For some time afterwards, he received over 40,000 emails, 740 tweets, 350 hours of voicemail, 100 letters and 45 Facebook messages from the woman in question.
Since then, Richard's stalker has been legally prevented from ever approaching him or any members of his family again, and the adaptation of some of his darkest days has hit home with a multitude of viewers, many of whom have gushed over the show's success on social media.
That said, however, in a brand new interview, Richard has lifted the lid on a question about his own experience that he asks himself everyday, having never received an answer.
Appearing on This Morning, he was asked by presenter Ben Shepherd whether he ever found out why the real life 'Martha' walked into the pub that fateful day, which initiated his stalking hell.
"No, but I've questioned it all the time," Richard replies. "Because there was a distress, or something had happened.
"Sometimes I question, 'Was it the end of her stalking relationship with someone else and the beginning of her stalking relationship with me?'."
He went on: "I guess I'll never know. But I have often asked myself that, actually."
Baby Reindeer is streaming on Netflix now.