Until I Kill You viewers spot pub in ITV hit has chilling link to another famous 'real life' drama
Until I Kill You viewers have spotted a familiar scene during the show that links it to hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer. The ITV show is based on Delia Balmer's memoir Living with a Serial Killer, and her relationship with murderer John Sweeney, where she almost became a victim herself.
ITV also released a documentary alongside the drama titled Until I Kill You: The Real Story which focused on the real Delia. In the real life doc, viewers see Delia meets John at a pub in London, named The Hawley Arms which had a familiar ring to Netflix and Baby Reindeer fans.
Baby Reindeer claimed to tell the ‘real life’ story of comedian Richard Gadd meeting ‘stalker’ Martha. The same pub, The Hawley Arms is where show creator Richard Gadd is said to have met Fiona Harvey, the ‘real life Martha’ who was played by Jessica Gunning.
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Speaking on the alleged real life encounter, Richard said in court papers: "In 2014, I met Harvey at the pub where I worked at the time, the Hawley Arms. I noticed that Harvey looked distressed and offered her a cup of tea on the house. On noticing each other’s accents, we engaged in what I took at that time to be a friendly conversation, and discussed our common Scottish heritage."
Baby Reindeer was billed as a "true story" between Richard Gadd and his stalker Martha, however, there has been disputes on how much of the show actually is and Gadd has said it "dramatised people, places, things, and events".
Fiona then went head to head with interviewer Piers Morgan in a TV clash, in which she said she wanted to “set the record straight”. In the chat, broadcast on Piers’ YouTube channel, Fiona admitted to admitted sending "around 18" tweets to Richard, and to joining in with “banter” at the Hawley Arms. She denied to being a stalker and sending thousands of emails to him.
Despite contradicting her self several times during the interview, Fiona then revealed that because of the abuse she had received since being identified, that she would be planning to sue both Netflix and Richard.
Fiona filed a £130 million suit against Netflix on June 6, alleging that the show amounted to defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, and violations of privacy. A judge in the US has ruled that Scottish law graduate Fiona Harvey can go ahead with her lawsuit against Netflix.
The show, is billed as "a true story", but certain key events, like the conviction for stalking, did not happen in real life, the judge concluded. He has decided that, while Harvey’s “purported actions are reprehensible”, the fictional character Martha’s behaviour was “worse”, and she therefore has a case. Certain key events, like the conviction for stalking, did not happen in real life, the judge concluded.
Netflix said: "We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd's right to tell his story."
Other substantial disputes included Fiona saying she did not stalk a police officer, sexually assault Richard, violently attack him in a pub by smashing a bottle over his head and gouging his eyes, or wait outside for 16 hours for him.
Netflix argued those things should be viewed as "substantially true" because she did arguably similar things in real life, but the judge wrote: "There are major differences between inappropriate touching and sexual assault, as well as between shoving and gouging another's eyes."
Richard's original play on the matter was billed as being "based on a true story" which suggests "certain details were likely false", the judge wrote.
