Lee Ingelby has revealed that one of the final scenes in The Hunt for Raoul Moat, that sees his character visit the family of Christopher Brown did actually happen, n, as as the team behind the ITV drama seek to remember the killer's often 'forgotten' victim.'
Following the trailer for the three part series being released at the start of the month, the screen adaptation of the events of summer 2010 launched to an audience of millions on Sunday night. Lee, famous for his roles in Inspector George Gently and Line of Duty, takes a central role in the drama, playing Chief Superintendent Neil Adamson, the police chief at the head of the huge search operation for Moat.
The man hunt was provoked by Moat, just days after being released from prison, killing Christopher with a gunshot, having been told by ex Samantha Stobbart that Chris was a police officer, a desperate lie she told to try and get Moat to stay away from her.
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After declaring war on the police, Moat then shot and blinded PC David Rathband, before heading to Northumberland, with him then issuing a threat to target the wider public as Neil Adamson and his team frantically tried to track him down.
The final episode of The Hunt for Raoul Moat airs on ITV on Tuesday, with the conclusion focusing on Moat's last stand-off with police and one of the series' closing scenes is one that sees Adamson visit Christopher Brown's family, one year on.
Lee's character is seen going into the family home to speak to Chris' mum and sister, with his sister remarking: "Chris has been forgotten about in all of this. It' the Raoul Moat case, but what about the people he shot? What about my brother? What about Christopher Brown?"
Lee has confirmed that the trip to see Chris' family was one actually made by Neil Adamson in 2011, explaining: "There is a scene one year on when Neil goes to see Chris Brown’s mother and sister, which he did in real life. Chris was, and has been, forgotten. Most of the focus people had was on the subsequent riverside standoff between Moat and the police."
The actor added: “It was very important to our writer Kevin Sampson and the production team that Chris should be remembered. When they were talking to Chris Brown’s family about making this drama one of the key things was to put a name, a face and a person at the forefront. So this was not the Raoul Moat story. We remember his victims.”
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