On Netflix's "Baby Reindeer" when Martha (Jessica Gunning) enters the pub where down-and-out comedian Donny Dunn (show creator and writer Richard Gadd) works, she is looking downcast, like she's trying to disappear.
The semi-autobiographical surprise-hit series falls into a growing category of searing, auteur-driven work for the small screen — but what does that mean for its creator?
"People came up to me at the end and would tell me things like, 'I didn’t know whether to punch you or hug you,' and 'I felt sorry for you, then I hated her, then I hated you and I felt sorry for her,