peter morgan is not the one who decides on salaries unfortunately – producers do (in this case, netflix), hence why gillian criticized fox and not show runner chris carter. also actors’ agents negotiate for them and matt had obviously more ground to request higher pay than claire because of his doctor who fame.

🤔 weird… ‘cause I remember very well that Chris has been blamed quite a lot in here for the pay issues during season 10 and so was David even if he has won a Golden Globe for another show that lasted 7 seasons and so, in your own logic, “has more ground” than Gillian.
Listen, when you’re dating The Queen Of Equal Pay, you make sure that your hands are clean or you speak up before you get caught and fix your shit. And when you’re The Queen Of Equal Pay, you make sure that the people around you are clean. Simple rules to avoid another inevitable backlash 🤷🏽‍♀️