Baby Reindeer star talks confirmed The Outlaws return for season 3
Jessica Gunning has opened up about her return to The Outlaws for season 3 following her appearance in Baby Reindeer.
The actor has been earning huge acclaim for her turn in the Netflix drama, where she plays the role of stalker Martha.
Before taking on the role, she played the part of Diane Pemberley in BBC One's The Outlaws, which is due to return for its third season later this month.
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The character, originally a community service supervisor, in now a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) who is training protégé Stan (Harry Trevaldwyn) in the new episodes.
“Diane is persistent, she’s ruthless, no-nonsense, she never misses a trick - or so she thinks!" Gunning told the BBC of her character. "In a dream world she would become a police officer. She’s Cagney & Lacey’s number one fan.”
The actor added of returning to the series, where she will co-write an episode: “It’s been lovely all being back together, and I felt very lucky that I was in the writers’ room this time as I co-wrote an episode with Stephen [Merchant], episode five.
"It’s been really exciting to be a part of helping draft the storyline for series three and get to know the characters more than I did before.”
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Last month, Gunning opened up about portraying the complicated character of Martha in Baby Reindeer and bringing creator Richard Gadd's real-life story to screen.
"I always used to roll my eyes slightly when actors said, ‘Oh god, it took me a week to say goodbye’, but because this is obviously based on a true story, and I know Richard now, I wanted to do the part justice so much I think I was constantly with her all the time in my head," she told Metro.
"Even when there were days I wasn’t in, I was thinking of Martha and the story, just wanting to do the best I could do. In that aspect, I didn’t really let go of her until we finished filming. I couldn’t really put her to bed."
The Outlaws returns on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on May 30. Baby Reindeer is available to stream on Netflix.
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