It follows a whirlwind of scrutiny for Netflix producers, and even fans of the series who took it upon themselves to try and unveil the real people depicted on Richard Gadd's show.

Russell T Davies is the latest high-profile TV industry figure to criticize Netflix for allowing real-life Baby Reindeer characters to be identified online. In an interview with The Times, the Doctor Who writer said the BBC would have been “much stricter” with editorial compliance processes had it shown Richard Gadd’s hit stalker series.

He also stated his belief that had Baby Reindeer been a BBC production, the corporation would have been “much stricter” than Netflix was when it came to masking the real-life