When Neil Adamson became a police officer in 1986 he never once imagined that his chosen career would result in him having a character in a prime time television drama based on him.
But while leading the search for fugitive gunman Raoul Moat the Gateshead- born officer was thrust into the media spotlight as the country became gripped by the dramatic manhunt
And now after ITV announced that filming had begun on a drama about the hunt for Moat, Neil is preparing to watch an actor play him in the series.
