EXCLUSIVE Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd promises intimate scenes in new series will be 'carefully handled' - after tears were shed on set of Netflix show during filming of assault scene Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Grant Tucker Entertainment Editor Published: 19:58 BST, 20 July 2024 | Updated: 20:05 BST, 20 July 2024 e-mail View comments Baby Reindeer has been the biggest television hit of the year. But it has not come without its controversies, particularly its portrayal of sexual assault.
The show's creator Richard Gadd is seemingly keen not to make the same mistake, and the production team has assured prospective cast members for Gadd's new project that staging of intimate scenes will be 'carefully handled' by hiring an intimacy co-ordinator. The casting call, obtained by the Mail on Sunday, for his next show reads: 'These roles include portrayal of scenes of a sexual nature, carefully handled, and with the support of an intimacy coordinator.' While Baby Reindeer was made by Netflix , the new unnamed project will be a joint production between the BBC and American giant HBO.
Scottish writer Gadd's first series, which was last week nominated for 11 Emmy awards, was a semi-autobiographical comedy drama which told the story of standup comedian Donny Dunn who is harassed and stalked by Martha, sending him 41,000-plus emails, and bombarding him with texts and calls. It included traumatic scenes of sexual assault and drug taking. Richard Gadd's production t.