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Richard Gadd Premieres BBC Drama Half Man in Glasgow

High expectations follow Baby Reindeer’s awards success, with a related defamation suit keeping attention on his work.

Overview

  • The series premiered at Glasgow Film Theatre with Gadd promoting the show while a defamation suit tied to Baby Reindeer against Netflix continues.
  • The six-part drama will roll out weekly on BBC iPlayer.
  • Half Man tracks Ruben and Niall from their teens into adulthood and probes male repression and the struggle to love.
  • Gadd plays the adult Ruben opposite Jamie Bell as Niall, with Stuart Campbell and Mitchell Robertson portraying their younger selves.
  • Gadd began writing the project the day after finishing Baby Reindeer and adopted a strict diet and six-day workout plan to bulk up for the role.