The Hunt for Raoul Moat

It featured the continuous abuse of a young woman and the ignorance of police in paying scant attention to so-called "domestic situations" a demeanng term if ever there was one.

So very many women. All the time, every day ,are the victims of what I could call "domestic terrorism" by a toxic violent male.

Sam was only 16 years old when she met this monster who was 20 years older than her. A red flag of course. He behaved as if he owned her and their child and bullied her incessantly and went to prison for abusing their child. Even when he was in prison and a guard overheard him and reported it to the police the only response was *crickets*.

The manhunt itself was really well done, full marks for the tension and the pacing as it all unravels into the inevitable ending.

No holds barred on the police behaviour which was very good.

8 out of 10. Excellent for its calibre and only the British have the skill for this type of series.

As a working class Geordie myself this dramatisation felt authentic and realistic with a largely local cast. I'm happy to report that it didn't give a voice to Moat himself. Instead it focused on his toxic masculinity, his violent crimes, their impact and legacy and the race to capture him. Nor did it gloss over the errors made by the police.

I thought it was well written (by Kevin Sampson who also wrote the excellent 'Anne' last year) and produced and the cast was very good led by the always reliable Lee Ingleby.

Overall a strong and successful drama that is sadly timely with so many stories of domestic violence still featuring in our news every day.

This could have been sensationalised to the max, but to the programme makers credit, it wasn't. I found it a well told, factually based drama, which whilst horrifying, was completely absorbing.

It shocked from the start by showing people at the place of Moats death a year on, idolising him, I found that one of the most shocking scenes of the entire mini series. What on earth made these people think he was a hero after what he'd done?

I've seen a few people complain about the accents, but as I'm not from the area, I can't say it bothered me in the slightest, and I found the acting throughout to be of a high standard.

Recently I've seen quite a few dramas that were too long, and that's my only slight criticism of this,but in the opposite direction, could have been longer, it felt a little rushed, I think another episode or two could have seen a bit more character development but overall, a job well done.

If the subject matter put you off watching it, I'd still suggest giving it a go. Recommended.

Why is it that true life crime is far more absorbing and watcheable than the contrived drama being turned out these days.

We have given up on three contemporary cop dramas in recent weeks, but this was far more interesting.

Watching the companion documentary that followed the conclusion of the three episodes, it is clear that the drama was very accurate. No creation of additional scenes or stories like The Gold a few weeks ago.

All those involved in the hunt never got the opportunity to find out what was really behind Moat's paranoia. It was probably embedded in his youth, but this never came out.

It was mentioned at the end that the true victims of this crime have been largely forgotten, and this is true. It should never be forgotten that this was an extremely dangerous man who felt he had nothing to lose. He was a cold blooded killer, you can't get away from that.

I remember following this story, as someone who'd moved to north and been to certain areas it was a gripping story, moat himself was a strange mix of endless sad childhood stories mixed with the typical toxic masculinity from the gym/nightclub bouncer and pub scene, someone who doesn't take no for an answer and someone who very much believes in his own morale code which to most us awful.

I watched this and call I could think was what's the point? Other than lacking ideas and cashing in on a Story that ruined real people's lives. This added nothing that wasn't known, or you couldn't find out by easily googling it. The acting was average at best, very cheaply made cringe tv done for the wrong reasons.

There's nothing here remotely gripping, Rathband doesn't get enough focus and truthfully it's not that well done, it's basic paint by numbers stuff, I'd say there was probably a few tiny details that are new but nothing to warrant making this.

All this does is glamourise a monster and only useful thing was shining the light on the ignorant and stupid people who live online in social media land and comments sections who have very strong opinions based on nothing but rubbish they read online.