Martha Scott in the series Fawn

I wonder who Martha Scott is in the series Fawn? In our article you will find out what happened to the real Martha Scott in the series Fawn. The true story behind Fawn raises the question of what happened to the real Martha Scott after the events of the Netflix miniseries. Fawn is an adaptation of Scottish comedian Richard Gadd's stage show of the same name, which follows him as he is stalked by a woman named Martha after serving her in the pub where he works. As stated in the disclaimer in the first episode, the events of Fawn are based on a true story in which Gadd was stalked by an older woman in her 20s.

In addition to writing all seven episodes, Gadd went on to play a fictionalized version of himself named Donny in the Netflix miniseries. While Gadd insists that Fawn is "extremely emotionally truthful" (via GQ) about his experiences, he notes that the character of Martha, played by Jessica Gunning in Fawn, "is not a factual profile" of his real-life stalker. In addition to changing her name, Gadd also changed his pursuer's fate from what happened to the real Martha after the events of Fawn.

Richard Gadd gets a restraining order against the real Martha Scott in Fawn

In the finale, Martha the Fawn is arrested on three counts of stalking and harassment after she indirectly threatens Donnie and his parents with a knife in a voicemail message. Martha is sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to all three counts. Donnie also receives a five-year restraining order against Martha and states that the plea hearing was the last time he saw her. However, Fawn's outcome doesn't quite match how events unfolded in Gadd's real life.

The real "Martha" was also not jailed for his crimes against Gadd, as he told The Times he "didn't want to throw someone in jail who was so mentally unwell."

Martha Scott in Fawn at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2019, the real "Martha" was "finally restricted from contact with Gadd himself." However, the duration of the ban and the exact date of its issuance are unknown. Apparently, the real "Martha" did not go to jail for her crimes against Gadd, as he told The Times that he "didn't want to put someone in jail who was so mentally ill." In September 2019, "Martha" was "still at large" and had only recently stopped harassing Gadd's friends and family. Gadd suggested that the press appearance of the stage series Fawn "made her think twice about her behavior."

Richard Gadd has not publicly revealed where the real Martha is today.

Very little is known about what happened to the real Martha, other than Gadd's restraining order and no jail time because Gadd hid her true identity. In addition to using the pseudonym "Martha", Gadd noted that he "went so hard to disguise her" in the Netflix adaptation of Fawn that he believed she wouldn't even recognize herself. To this day, Gadd has not publicly revealed her real name or where she is now.

However, as of 2024, Gadd believes that the situation has been "resolved", meaning that the behavior has finally stopped for good. Although he still has "mixed feelings" about it all, Gadd has great sympathy for his stalker. "I can't stress enough how much of a victim she is in all of this," he said in 2019. Gadd later shared with Radio Times that he "saw a man who was in trouble, who needed help and who was quite vulnerable", all of which is conveyed very clearly and masterfully in Fawn.