Gadd was specifically addressing the level of violence seen on screen in the drama, and whether there were questions about presenting such material on the BBC. The six-part drama is a co-production between the broadcaster and HBO, with the latter company arguably more at home with graphic on-screen violence.
It's a strong case to make. Half Man follows Niall and Ruben, two young men who are brought together by circumstance but who are different in so many ways. While Ruben is fierce and loyal, Niall is meek and mild-mannered. The two become like brothers, yet when Ruben turns up at Niall's wedding 30 years later, an explosion of violence takes place.
"In order to explore a show about male violence, to pull punches on violence would be quite a bizarre thing to do," Gadd continued. "To experience the extent of a character like Ruben, you have to see the extent of what he's capable of, otherwise we're just told. We're just told that this guy is really violent, but I don't see it, the whole show would have failed as a result of that. And I feel that very strongly."
"But every single time there was a piece of violence in the show that was extreme, I always asked myself, and the discussion was always, ‘Is it important for the character? Is it important for the story moving forward?’ And every single time I felt like it was."
Gadd made the comments as he joined us as our latest guest for The Radio Times Writers' Room.
He started performing annually at the Edinburgh Fringe, before moving to London to pursue comedy further. He got TV work writing on entertainment shows like The Last Leg and Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier.
Around this time, Gadd also started to get acting roles in TV series such as Humans, Outlander and Code 404, and co-wrote an episode of Sex Education.
Now, Gadd brings us Half Man, which he has not only created, but also stars in as Ruben, alongside Stuart Campbell who plays the same character earlier in his life. Meanwhile, Jamie Bell and Mitchell Robertson both play Niall at different stages ages.
During our chat, Gadd spoke about his future inclinations when it comes to writing, acting, stand-up and potentially even directing, the genres he is drawn to writing and why Bell's "vulnerability" made him perfect for Niall
"I am very proud of a lot of it," he said. "I think the impact it had on charities and stuff like that was the thing I'm most proud of. I remember 53% of abuse charities went up, 47% of stalking charities went up.
"And that's something I take great pride from with the show. You want to have an affecting piece of art that kind of moves people, but when you see figures like that, I think it feels special, in a way."
In the meantime, you can catch up with our previous chats with Mark Gatiss, Harry and Jack Williams, Noah Hawley, Neil Cross, Steven Knight, Chris Chibnall, Jack Thorne, Sarah Quintrell and Stefan Golaszewski.
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