Anna Maxwell Martin weighs in on THE sex robot question...

There are a lot of questions facing society at the moment, but few more persistent than this: If you cheat on your partner with a sex robot, is it really cheating?

It has certainly vexed comedian Richard Herring ever since he watched the Channel 4 drama Humans – and has since made it one of the most enduring of his ‘emergency questions’ put to guests on his podcasts.

Now Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin has weighed in on the issue as part of the promotional efforts for new Sky comedy 404 – which revolves around a murdered police officer who is brought back to life as a part-cyborg, Six Million Dollar Man-style.

Asked the all-important question about whether it’s cheating on your partner to sleep with a  robot, she replied: ‘No fair game. Do whatever you want if it’s a robot. Lots of husbands are pretty much robots anyway. Do what you need to do.’

What if it’s a robot that looks just like your partner?

‘Nope. Do what makes you happy.’

And if it’s a robot that looks just like your partner, but from 20 years ago?

‘Ah. I see where you’re going. There’s going to be a gut, hair loss, teeth loss....

'You’ve got to think about your choices quite carefully. I suppose there are pros and cons from being with a robot. But would it be any different from having a relationship with a fax machine?

Published: 23 Apr 2020