ITV viewers claim they were left with a major 'issue' over the casting of The Hunt for Raoul Moat, as the true crime drama immediately became a huge talking point on its launch.
After a lot of build up, the three part series aired its first episode on Sunday night, with ITV issuing a warning to viewers seconds before it started.
The opening part of episode one of The Hunt for Raoul Moat focused on the new romance between Moat's ex girlfriend Samantha Stobbart and Christopher Brown, the karate teacher who Samantha told Moat was a police officer, in a desperate attempt to get him to stay away as his release from prison loomed.
