Originally of “Child Reindeer,” Donny, a down-and-out slapstick comedian in London, is working as a bartender at a small native pub when Martha walks in and orders a cup of tea, solely to disclose that she will be able to’t afford it. Donny, feeling unhealthy for Martha — particularly when his coworkers mock her — provides her the tea totally free, and her obsession takes root in that very second. Surprisingly, she tells Donny that she’s a particularly profitable lawyer with high-profile purchasers and a number of monumental flats (regardless of apparently not with the ability to pay for a cup of tea at a pub), however after she begins sending Donny limitless emails and spending almost all of her time round him, he decides to analyze. Martha really lives in a run-down, cluttered condo and leads a dismal life — and when Donny spies on her in her residence, Martha’s stalking intensifies.
As Donny tries to guide a traditional life, attend stand-up competitions, and stick with it a relationship with Teri (Nava Mau), a trans girl he met on a queer courting website, Martha retains displaying up again and again, even going as far as to assault Teri when she sees her and Donny on a date collectively. As a result of Donny waits so lengthy to report Martha’s stalking to the police, he has hassle making a case, pushing him to the very brink of his personal sanity as Martha goes additional and additional. Donny additionally has skeletons in his closet; because the fourth episode reveals, Darrien repeatedly sexually abused Donny years previous to the occasions of the narrative, and his guilt and disgrace over that abuse appears to be a part of what’s stopping Donny from really ridding himself of Martha.