ITV viewers got their first look at The Hunt for Raoul Moat on Sunday night, as the trailer for what looks set to be the channel's most talked about drama this year, had its premiere.
Nearly 13 years have passed since ex Newcastle doorman Moat shot ex Samantha Stobbart and killed her new boyfriend Christopher Brown in Birtley, before shooting and blinding on duty police officer PC David Rathband as he sat in a patrol car on the outskirts of the city. From there, Moat went on the run to Northumberland, evading police for almost a full week, until events concluded with a tense stand-off in Rothbury, with Moat shooting himself and dying from his injuries.
It was announced last year that ITV were producing a drama based on Moat's crimes in 2010, with photos emerging from the set, featuring Bodyguard star Matt Stokoe as the killer and Inspector George Gently actor Lee Ingelby as Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Neil Adamson, who led the manhunt for Moat.
