Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd reveals he takes inspiration from The Pogues

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14 May 2024, 12:43

Inspiration can come from all sorts of places, and Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has opened up about how The Pogues helped him.

The creator of the smash-hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer has revealed how the music of The Pogues and the late Shae MacGowan acted as inspiration for him.

Gadd shared a post about the band on his social media.

In an interview, Gadd said: “Shane and the Pogues have been massive influences. I bumped into someone…whose boyfriend produced the show so they gave me a backstage pass. I was like, ‘are you kidding me? I’m going to meet the Pogues?’ I met [Spider Stacy, Jem Finer and James Fearnley] from the Pogues, and all of them had watched the show.

“I just couldn’t believe it. I posted that I met the Pogues and then they actually posted it to their official Instagram, a picture of them with me, which is just kind of unbelievable. They’ve inspired me so much.”

He also opened up about how his life had changed since the show was released, saying he can no longer quietly go to the pub.

 "It was bedlam, it was chaos. People coming up all the time, all the time, sharing stories and talking about the show and how it affected them.

"I kind of thought, 'Oh, I can’t really go into pubs anymore and expect to sit there quietly in a corner and have some food'."

He remembered: "On the flight over here to L.A., the captain came back because he had heard I was on the plane.

"He spoke to me and then the other pilot came back, too, so that was quite surreal. I still don’t think of myself as famous.

"I don’t believe it inside, so when people come up, I still find it quite strange."

He also revealed how celebrities reached out to him about the show.

"Stephen King has followed the show and written at length about it. I was so surprised, I thought someone had doctored it and sent it to me as a joke," Gadd shared.

"I know that Cardi B has posted about the show. The one that meant the most to me along with the Pogues was actually John Cena.

"He sent me a private video talking about the show and how much he liked it.

"I’m a big wrestling fan and a big John Cena fan, so that kind of blew my mind. It meant a lot to me."