Filming has started for a brand new Raoul Moat drama shining a light on Britain's biggest manhunt, ITV has confirmed. Viewers of The Hunt For Raoul Moat will be told the story through the eyes of those who sought to bring a violent killer to justice.
Moat went on the run after shooting three people in 24 hours following his release from Durham prison in July 2010. Despite Northumbria Police's best efforts, the former Newcastle doorman evaded them for more than a week, threatening to kill police officers and members of the public. He was eventually cornered by armed police in Rothbury, Northumberland, where he took his own life.
The new drama focuses on the innocent victims of Moat’s crimes - Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart, and PC David Rathband; the police officers who put themselves in the firing line in their quest to apprehend Moat; and the local journalist who sought to tell Moat’s real story in a landscape of sensationalist reporting and social media provocation.
