Baby Reindeer- Netflix

That might be a retrospective defensive action trying to throw people off the scent.

There's a follow up on Morgan's interview (on his show) - with five contributors.

@Mellor might be an idea to use spoiler tags

I think the show clearly states they were at different times. The rape happened when he was with his girlfriend. The stalking clearly happened well after he was split with his girlfriend and was living with his girlfriends mother.

I know the show clearly shows then at different times, ie not concurrent. But it pushes them together so as to appear like it was one after the other. Edinburgh, rape, breakup, working in the bar, Martha, stalking, breakdown, success.

Whereas in reality, the rape was around his first Edinburgh show. And he had a series of increasingly successful shows until the one about the grooming that won the award. The stalking presumably followed that, and then the baby reindeer show followed.

For the sake of clarity, I no issue with frantic license in that regard. It’s based on real events, not a documentary of his life. The real Martha seems to think the events being slightly different is somehow grounds for a lawsuit.

it is based on a true story it is not a documentary or a crime call reenactment of what happened

The thing is, it doesn't bill it as "based on a true story". We would expect "based" to be doing a lot of heavy lifting.

The caption clearly says "This is a true story", which is quite a different - and very definitive - claim. Obviously a certain amount of dramatic and artistic license is still acceptable, but I think something as significant as the stalker being portrayed as tried, convicted and jailed is a step too far under the terms of the claim the show itself made if these things didn't actually happen.

That’s the stage show. We’re talking about the Netflix series here.

The Netflix series categorically says “This is a true story”.

Although Baby Reindeer is mostly true, Gadd revealed that he did amp up the tension and suspense for the sake of the show. “The feeling you get most of all when you’re getting harassed is relentless tediousness and frustration,” he said. “I didn’t want the audience to feel that.”

Based on this experience, Gadd said he wanted to create something to tell his story and represent stalking in a different way—particularly how it is rooted in mental illness.

it was a plot decision on Fargo; no one took it seriously because it wasn’t a serious claim.

The difference with Baby Reindeer is that its entire appeal is based on it being a “true story”. It relies on this claim not just as a plot device, but as a reason for watching it in the first place.

And it turns out, it’s an increasingly disingenuous claim.

The problem isn't changing restraining order for jail time. I get that from a story point of view.

The problem is "this is a true story" which they should not have said so bluntly. But still the story being told is about how his life was affected by a groomer and a stalker so changing things around the edges of that are not a massive problem. He was groomed, raped and stalked and those are key elements.

I'm just going by some fact Vs fiction articles. So as far as I am aware yes.

I have absolutely no interest in looking up the woman or her history.