The True Crime Awards announced their 2024 winners at an awards ceremony held at the Hilton London Bankside last night (25th April).
The True Crime Awards, partnered by I-me, were established to celebrate the incredible content being produced across the true crime genre. The event brings together creators and producers from across the screen, podcast, and publishing sectors to recognise the time, energy, and effort that goes into their work.
Now in its second year, the awards, presented by Yinka Bokinni, shined a spotlight on the skills and expertise necessary to research and retell a true story accurately, entertainingly, and respectfully; as well as the challenges of delving into these harrowing stories – whether in the form of documentaries, podcasts, books, or dramas.
The twenty-four categories of this year’s True Crime Awards were adjudicated by a panel of over 40 industry-leading experts who were asked to consider originality, production values, research, creativity,...
The True Crime Awards, partnered by I-me, were established to celebrate the incredible content being produced across the true crime genre. The event brings together creators and producers from across the screen, podcast, and publishing sectors to recognise the time, energy, and effort that goes into their work.
Now in its second year, the awards, presented by Yinka Bokinni, shined a spotlight on the skills and expertise necessary to research and retell a true story accurately, entertainingly, and respectfully; as well as the challenges of delving into these harrowing stories – whether in the form of documentaries, podcasts, books, or dramas.
The twenty-four categories of this year’s True Crime Awards were adjudicated by a panel of over 40 industry-leading experts who were asked to consider originality, production values, research, creativity,...
- 5/2/2024
- Podnews.net
Glastonbury is returning to Worthy Farm this June, and your last chances to get your hands on tickets having arrived.
In its 51st year, Glastonbury 2023 will take place between Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 June.
This year’s headliners are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, with more artists still to be announced.
While the vast majority of tickets were sold in November, a “very limited number” will go on resale this week, with the first going up for sale on Thursday (20 April). These are the tickets of people who got through in the original sale, but did not pay the balance on their tickets earlier in April.
Here’s everything you need to know about securing your spot this week...
Registration
A registration number is needed in order to get a ticket, but closed for the resale on Monday (17 April).
Those already registered – whether from November’s sale or...
In its 51st year, Glastonbury 2023 will take place between Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 June.
This year’s headliners are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, with more artists still to be announced.
While the vast majority of tickets were sold in November, a “very limited number” will go on resale this week, with the first going up for sale on Thursday (20 April). These are the tickets of people who got through in the original sale, but did not pay the balance on their tickets earlier in April.
Here’s everything you need to know about securing your spot this week...
Registration
A registration number is needed in order to get a ticket, but closed for the resale on Monday (17 April).
Those already registered – whether from November’s sale or...
- 4/20/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Music
The White Lotus season three will see the unexpected return of a popular character from its first season.
A representative for Natasha Rothwell confirmed to The Independent on Wednesday (19 April) that she will feature in the next run of episodes.
In the debut season, which aired in 2021, Rothwell played Belinda, a spa worker at the Hawaii-based luxury hotel.
Across the six episodes, Belinda connects with grieving and lonely guest Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge.
Tanya leans on Belinda for support and makes an unfulfilled promise to provide Belinda with financial support to launch her own wellness centre.
Fans of the show appreciate Belinda for her grounded outlook on life, in contrast to the lofty and often inappropriate expectations of the hotel guests.
The second season of the Mike White-created series was based in Sicily. Tanya and her husband Greg (Jon Gries) were the only characters to reprise their roles...
A representative for Natasha Rothwell confirmed to The Independent on Wednesday (19 April) that she will feature in the next run of episodes.
In the debut season, which aired in 2021, Rothwell played Belinda, a spa worker at the Hawaii-based luxury hotel.
Across the six episodes, Belinda connects with grieving and lonely guest Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge.
Tanya leans on Belinda for support and makes an unfulfilled promise to provide Belinda with financial support to launch her own wellness centre.
Fans of the show appreciate Belinda for her grounded outlook on life, in contrast to the lofty and often inappropriate expectations of the hotel guests.
The second season of the Mike White-created series was based in Sicily. Tanya and her husband Greg (Jon Gries) were the only characters to reprise their roles...
- 4/20/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
The White Lotus season three will see the unexpected return of a popular character from its first season.
A representative for Natasha Rothwell confirmed to The Independent on Wednesday (19 April) that she will feature in the next run of episodes.
In the debut season, which aired in 2021, Rothwell played Belinda, a spa worker at the Hawaii-based luxury hotel.
Across the six episodes, Belinda connects with grieving and lonely guest Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge.
Tanya leans on Belinda for support and makes an unfulfilled promise to provide Belinda with financial support to launch her own wellness centre.
Fans of the show appreciate Belinda for her grounded outlook on life, in contrast to the lofty and often inappropriate expectations of the hotel guests.
The second season of the Mike White-created series was based in Sicily. Tanya and her husband Greg (Jon Gries) were the only characters to reprise their roles...
A representative for Natasha Rothwell confirmed to The Independent on Wednesday (19 April) that she will feature in the next run of episodes.
In the debut season, which aired in 2021, Rothwell played Belinda, a spa worker at the Hawaii-based luxury hotel.
Across the six episodes, Belinda connects with grieving and lonely guest Tanya, played by Jennifer Coolidge.
Tanya leans on Belinda for support and makes an unfulfilled promise to provide Belinda with financial support to launch her own wellness centre.
Fans of the show appreciate Belinda for her grounded outlook on life, in contrast to the lofty and often inappropriate expectations of the hotel guests.
The second season of the Mike White-created series was based in Sicily. Tanya and her husband Greg (Jon Gries) were the only characters to reprise their roles...
- 4/19/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Janelle James would prefer people not compare her to her Abbott Elementary character.
James stars as the selfishly incompetent principal Ava Coleman on ABC’s Emmy-winning mockumentary.
While the breakout role has won her swathes of new fans, the actor said she would rather “people see me outside of the character of Ava”.
“I am not Ava; I am acting,” James told Variety in a new cover interview. “I’m not ashamed to be Ava, but when people say, ‘You’re just like your character,’ that’s an insult.
“I’m doing a lot of work to bring this b**** to life.”
Abbott Elementary is the series teachers have deserved for so long, and has been a hit with viewers and critics since its January 2022 debut.
“People have taken to Abbott Elementary because it’s a true workplace comedy,” the show’s star and creator Quinta Bruson said in a previous interview with The Independent.
James stars as the selfishly incompetent principal Ava Coleman on ABC’s Emmy-winning mockumentary.
While the breakout role has won her swathes of new fans, the actor said she would rather “people see me outside of the character of Ava”.
“I am not Ava; I am acting,” James told Variety in a new cover interview. “I’m not ashamed to be Ava, but when people say, ‘You’re just like your character,’ that’s an insult.
“I’m doing a lot of work to bring this b**** to life.”
Abbott Elementary is the series teachers have deserved for so long, and has been a hit with viewers and critics since its January 2022 debut.
“People have taken to Abbott Elementary because it’s a true workplace comedy,” the show’s star and creator Quinta Bruson said in a previous interview with The Independent.
- 4/19/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Alex Jones has looked back at one of The One Show’s most memorable interviews involving former cohost Matt Baker and the then-Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Jones, who has been a main presenter on the BBC One evening magazine show since 2010, has been present for some of the programme’s landmark moments.
During an appearance on the Off Menu podcast this week, Jones was asked about The One Show’s 2011 live interview with Cameron.
Towards the end of the segment, Baker had a quick additional question for the Conservative politician: “How do you sleep at night?”
Viewers were surprised and entertained at the hard-line implication of the presenter’s query, as it clashed with the usual lightness of the programme.
“I’ve always managed to sleep okay,” Cameron replied. “If you work hard during the day and get your stuff done, try and put it behind you. At the end of the day,...
Jones, who has been a main presenter on the BBC One evening magazine show since 2010, has been present for some of the programme’s landmark moments.
During an appearance on the Off Menu podcast this week, Jones was asked about The One Show’s 2011 live interview with Cameron.
Towards the end of the segment, Baker had a quick additional question for the Conservative politician: “How do you sleep at night?”
Viewers were surprised and entertained at the hard-line implication of the presenter’s query, as it clashed with the usual lightness of the programme.
“I’ve always managed to sleep okay,” Cameron replied. “If you work hard during the day and get your stuff done, try and put it behind you. At the end of the day,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Britain’s Got Talent was hit with 334 complaints after Sunday’s episode (16 April), after a stunt that has been branded “insensitive” and “unacceptable”.
The ITV show returned to screens for its 16th series on Saturday (15 April) night, with its second episode airing the following evening.
Ofcom reported that it had received a total of 400 complaints about the two episodes.
Sunday (16 April) night’s show featured a fire stunt performed by professional stuntman Thomas Vu, who covered himself in a fire-retardant gel before being set alight.
While he was engulfed in flames, Vu managed to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
Bgt hosts Ant and Dec warned viewers after the stunt: “Do not try this at home, ever.”
During Sunday’s episode, many viewers had complained on Twitter about the fire stunt being broadcast on a family show.
“Bgt totally ill-considered showing a guy setting himself on fire whilst solving a Rubik’s Cube,...
The ITV show returned to screens for its 16th series on Saturday (15 April) night, with its second episode airing the following evening.
Ofcom reported that it had received a total of 400 complaints about the two episodes.
Sunday (16 April) night’s show featured a fire stunt performed by professional stuntman Thomas Vu, who covered himself in a fire-retardant gel before being set alight.
While he was engulfed in flames, Vu managed to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
Bgt hosts Ant and Dec warned viewers after the stunt: “Do not try this at home, ever.”
During Sunday’s episode, many viewers had complained on Twitter about the fire stunt being broadcast on a family show.
“Bgt totally ill-considered showing a guy setting himself on fire whilst solving a Rubik’s Cube,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
The reboot era has officially been cemented by news of a Twilight TV series in the works.
This follows Warner Bros’ slew of remake announcements last week, which included a Harry Potter TV series, new Lord of the Rings movies and a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory.
On Wednesday (19 April), The Hollywood Reporter shared news of Lionsgate working on adapting Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series for television.
The saga was previously adapted into a highly successful film franchise starring Robert Pattinson as the vampire Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan.
The five-film series began in 2008 and ended in 2012, grossing a total $3.4bn (£2.7bn) worldwide.
On Twitter, ardent fans of the franchise were split between excitement and trepidation about the news of a TV version of the story.
“I love Twilight but no,” one fan tweeted alongside many who wrote simply: “We don’t want it.”
i...
This follows Warner Bros’ slew of remake announcements last week, which included a Harry Potter TV series, new Lord of the Rings movies and a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory.
On Wednesday (19 April), The Hollywood Reporter shared news of Lionsgate working on adapting Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling book series for television.
The saga was previously adapted into a highly successful film franchise starring Robert Pattinson as the vampire Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan.
The five-film series began in 2008 and ended in 2012, grossing a total $3.4bn (£2.7bn) worldwide.
On Twitter, ardent fans of the franchise were split between excitement and trepidation about the news of a TV version of the story.
“I love Twilight but no,” one fan tweeted alongside many who wrote simply: “We don’t want it.”
i...
- 4/19/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
Jessica Chastain has responded to a viral TikTok video of her refusing to sign a fan’s copy of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, claiming she was “not doing” the adaptation.
Since word that a forthcoming film based on author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel was in the works, fans have campaigned for The Good Nurse star to play the titular role of Evelyn.
In January, Chastain herself teased that she would be open to the idea, telling fans to “send me a script”.
However, in a TikTok video posted on Tuesday (18 April), the 46-year-old actor appeared to confirm that she was “not doing” the forthcoming adaptation.
The footage shows a fan asking Chastain to sign a copy of Evelyn Hugo, with the actor responding: “I can’t sign that, just because I’m not doing it.” She then agreed to take a photo with the fan.
The...
Since word that a forthcoming film based on author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel was in the works, fans have campaigned for The Good Nurse star to play the titular role of Evelyn.
In January, Chastain herself teased that she would be open to the idea, telling fans to “send me a script”.
However, in a TikTok video posted on Tuesday (18 April), the 46-year-old actor appeared to confirm that she was “not doing” the forthcoming adaptation.
The footage shows a fan asking Chastain to sign a copy of Evelyn Hugo, with the actor responding: “I can’t sign that, just because I’m not doing it.” She then agreed to take a photo with the fan.
The...
- 4/19/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Just last week, there was an American documentary series on the manhunt for the bombers that were responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing. True stories such as this one give people some kind of reality check on how safe and lucky we really are. Watching such true stories being recreated for television series makes us think the truth is indeed stranger than fiction, and that there is a lot that happens around us that we are unaware of. “The Hunt for Raoul Moat” is one such story. The story of the man who was responsible for one death and two severe injuries and who hurt all of them intending to kill them is all about how he managed to stay off the police radar. Will he manage to escape this time as well? Directed by Gareth Bryn, this episodic miniseries speaks a lot about the trauma of domestic violence.
Spoilers...
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- 4/19/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Jesy Nelson ‘disgusted’ by media coverage of her latest remarks about ‘ongoing feud’ with Little Mix
Jesy Nelson has expressed outrage over the media’s focus on her “ongoing feud” with Little Mix rather than her new single.
In a recent interview to promote her latest song, “Bad Thing”, the 31-year-old English singer revealed she hadn’t spoken to her former Little Mix bandmates in over two years.
Since the article’s publishment on Monday (17 April) by The Sun, several outlets have picked up Nelson’s comments on Little Mix.
The following day, the singer addressed the situation in a video posted to her Instagram Stories, angrily saying she had woken up “to about twenty-f***ing-five articles about me and the fact that I haven’t spoken to Little Mix in two years, and the ‘ongoing feud’”.
“It’s just f***ing bulls***. I just feel like women just get pitted against each other 24/7 in music, and I hate it. I think it’s disgusting,” Nelson said.
In a recent interview to promote her latest song, “Bad Thing”, the 31-year-old English singer revealed she hadn’t spoken to her former Little Mix bandmates in over two years.
Since the article’s publishment on Monday (17 April) by The Sun, several outlets have picked up Nelson’s comments on Little Mix.
The following day, the singer addressed the situation in a video posted to her Instagram Stories, angrily saying she had woken up “to about twenty-f***ing-five articles about me and the fact that I haven’t spoken to Little Mix in two years, and the ‘ongoing feud’”.
“It’s just f***ing bulls***. I just feel like women just get pitted against each other 24/7 in music, and I hate it. I think it’s disgusting,” Nelson said.
- 4/19/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
Glastonbury is returning to Worthy Farm this June, and your last chance to get your hands on tickets fast approaching.
In its 51st year, Glastonbury 2023 will take place between Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 June.
This year’s headliners are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, with more artists still to be announced.
While the vast majority of tickets were sold in November, a “very limited number” will go on resale this week. These are the tickets of people who got through in the original sale, but did not pay the balance on their tickets earlier in April.
Here’s everything you need to know about securing your spot this week...
Registration
A registration number is needed in order to get a ticket, but closed for the resale on Monday (17 April).
Those already registered – whether from November’s sale or previous years – can use their existing registration numbers.
Keep your registration number handy,...
In its 51st year, Glastonbury 2023 will take place between Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 June.
This year’s headliners are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, with more artists still to be announced.
While the vast majority of tickets were sold in November, a “very limited number” will go on resale this week. These are the tickets of people who got through in the original sale, but did not pay the balance on their tickets earlier in April.
Here’s everything you need to know about securing your spot this week...
Registration
A registration number is needed in order to get a ticket, but closed for the resale on Monday (17 April).
Those already registered – whether from November’s sale or previous years – can use their existing registration numbers.
Keep your registration number handy,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Music
Most true crime dramas retell stories from long enough ago that many viewers weren’t alive to hear about them the first time around, from David Tennant’s portrayal of 1980s serial killer Dennis Nilsen in Des to The Serpent, the BBC drama about 1970s murderer Charles Sobhraj. But ITV’s latest example, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, depicts a violent crime so recent that we don’t just remember hearing about it, we remember tweeting about it.
In 2010, Raoul Moat shot three people in Northumberland: his ex-girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart, was seriously injured, her partner Chris Brown died, and police officer David Rathband was blinded and later took his own life. A six-day manhunt gripped the nation, culminating in a police stand-off at a riverbank, where Moat shot himself. Dramatising such a recent tragedy has attracted criticism – including from the families of Stobbart and Rathband – and led many to wonder:...
In 2010, Raoul Moat shot three people in Northumberland: his ex-girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart, was seriously injured, her partner Chris Brown died, and police officer David Rathband was blinded and later took his own life. A six-day manhunt gripped the nation, culminating in a police stand-off at a riverbank, where Moat shot himself. Dramatising such a recent tragedy has attracted criticism – including from the families of Stobbart and Rathband – and led many to wonder:...
- 4/19/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Ray Mears has opened up about his role in the manhunt for killer Raoul Moat in 2010.
One week in July 2010 saw Britain’s biggest manhunt by Northumbria Police, after former bouncer and bodybuilder Moat shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
The following search featured 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time), sniper teams and helicopters and concluded with Moat dying by suicide.
Also involved in the search was TV survival expert Mears, who got involved due to his expertise in tracking animals in the wild.
Public interest in the case has been reignited this week following the release of ITV’s three-part drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat, which concluded on Tuesday (18 April) night.
You can read The Independent’s review here.
Appearing on Good Morning Britainon...
One week in July 2010 saw Britain’s biggest manhunt by Northumbria Police, after former bouncer and bodybuilder Moat shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
The following search featured 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time), sniper teams and helicopters and concluded with Moat dying by suicide.
Also involved in the search was TV survival expert Mears, who got involved due to his expertise in tracking animals in the wild.
Public interest in the case has been reignited this week following the release of ITV’s three-part drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat, which concluded on Tuesday (18 April) night.
You can read The Independent’s review here.
Appearing on Good Morning Britainon...
- 4/19/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Raoul Thomas Moat wasn’t the first and won’t be the last self-pitying, self-righteous, narcissistic example of violent toxic masculinity, but he was certainly one of the most destructive. ITV’s three-part The Hunt for Raoul Moat is a superbly directed (by Gareth Bryn) dramatisation of Moat’s last murderous days on earth in the summer of 2010, during which he managed to evade the police for a week and kill, maim and destroy the lives of those around him. He took his own life in a final pathetic act of nihilism, caught by the television cameras in grainy nighttime vision, his sawn-off shotgun pointed at his head. It was the ultimate insult heaped on his victims that he escaped justice. The manhunt around Northumbria as Moat escalated his threats to kill random members of the public gripped the nation. The drama is a tense and faithful re-enactment of what happened,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
ITV’s new true crime drama, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, tells the astonishing story of Britain’s biggest manhunt, which took place in 2010 after Moat – a former bouncer and bodybuilder – shot three people just days after being released from prison.
The three-parter focuses on the innocent victims of Moat’s crimes – Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband – as well as 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.
Lee Ingleby stars as senior Northumbria Police Officer Neil Adamson, with Sonya Cassidy playing local journalist Diane Barnwell and Matt Stokoe portraying Moat.
Certain details – such as footballer Paul Gascoigne’s unlikely involvement in the case – have been left out of the dramatisation.
Below is a summary of the true story that inspired The Hunt for Raoul Moat.
How...
The three-parter focuses on the innocent victims of Moat’s crimes – Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband – as well as 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.
Lee Ingleby stars as senior Northumbria Police Officer Neil Adamson, with Sonya Cassidy playing local journalist Diane Barnwell and Matt Stokoe portraying Moat.
Certain details – such as footballer Paul Gascoigne’s unlikely involvement in the case – have been left out of the dramatisation.
Below is a summary of the true story that inspired The Hunt for Raoul Moat.
How...
- 4/16/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
The Hunt for Raoul Moat has reignited public interest in Britain’s biggest manhunt – and Paul Gascoigne’s bizarre involvement in the case.
ITV’s newest true crime drama focuses on the July 2010 hunt by Northumbria Police for Moat, a former bouncer and bodybuilder who shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
What followed was a week-long manhunt, involving 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time). Sniper teams, helicopters and TV survival expert Ray Mears were also involved in the search. Read the full true story here.
On 9 July, Moat was tracked to a National Trust estate near Rothbury, Northumberland, with police surrounding him while he held a gun to his neck. In an attempt to make him surrender, food and water were reportedly offered to Moat, while...
ITV’s newest true crime drama focuses on the July 2010 hunt by Northumbria Police for Moat, a former bouncer and bodybuilder who shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
What followed was a week-long manhunt, involving 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time). Sniper teams, helicopters and TV survival expert Ray Mears were also involved in the search. Read the full true story here.
On 9 July, Moat was tracked to a National Trust estate near Rothbury, Northumberland, with police surrounding him while he held a gun to his neck. In an attempt to make him surrender, food and water were reportedly offered to Moat, while...
- 4/16/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
The trailer for the final season of Never Have I Ever has been released and has surprised fans by excluding a major element of the show.
Starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as protagonist Devi, the Netflix comedy-drama series follows her throughout her time at high school.
Each season has tracked Devi at various stages of her high-school education and will conclude with her senior year in season four.
The programme has been heralded as being groundbreaking for its representation of South Asian girls, with Devi being a fun, complicated character who pursues several love interests.
On Thursday (13 April), the trailer for the final season was released online.
The minute-long clip shows Devi and her friends as they wrap up their high-school experience.
However, fans were quick to notice the absence of scenes between Devi and Ben (Jaren Lewison), her most recent love interest, in the trailer.
Instead, there are several shots showing...
Starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as protagonist Devi, the Netflix comedy-drama series follows her throughout her time at high school.
Each season has tracked Devi at various stages of her high-school education and will conclude with her senior year in season four.
The programme has been heralded as being groundbreaking for its representation of South Asian girls, with Devi being a fun, complicated character who pursues several love interests.
On Thursday (13 April), the trailer for the final season was released online.
The minute-long clip shows Devi and her friends as they wrap up their high-school experience.
However, fans were quick to notice the absence of scenes between Devi and Ben (Jaren Lewison), her most recent love interest, in the trailer.
Instead, there are several shots showing...
- 4/13/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
ITV’s new true crime drama, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, tells the astonishing story of Britain’s biggest manhunt, which took place in 2010 after Moat – a former bouncer and bodybuilder – shot three people just days after being released from prison.
The three-parter focuses on the innocent victims of Moat’s crimes – Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband – as well as 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.
Lee Ingleby stars as senior Northumbria Police Officer Neil Adamson, with Sonya Cassidy playing local journalist Diane Barnwell and Matt Stokoe portraying Moat.
Certain details – such as footballer Paul Gascoigne’s unlikely involvement in the case – have been left out of the dramatisation.
Below is a summary of the true story that inspired The Hunt for Raoul Moat.
How...
The three-parter focuses on the innocent victims of Moat’s crimes – Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband – as well as 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.
Lee Ingleby stars as senior Northumbria Police Officer Neil Adamson, with Sonya Cassidy playing local journalist Diane Barnwell and Matt Stokoe portraying Moat.
Certain details – such as footballer Paul Gascoigne’s unlikely involvement in the case – have been left out of the dramatisation.
Below is a summary of the true story that inspired The Hunt for Raoul Moat.
How...
- 4/13/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
The Hunt for Raoul Moat has reignited public interest in Britain’s biggest manhunt – and Paul Gascoigne’s bizarre involvement in the case.
ITV’s newest true crime drama focuses on the July 2010 hunt by Northumbria Police for Moat, a former bouncer and bodybuilder who shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
What followed was a week-long manhunt, involving 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time). Sniper teams, helicopters and TV survival expert Ray Mears were also involved in the search. Read the full true story here.
On 9 July, Moat was tracked to a National Trust estate near Rothbury, Northumberland, with police surrounding him while he held a gun to his neck. In an attempt to make him surrender, food and water were reportedly offered to Moat, while...
ITV’s newest true crime drama focuses on the July 2010 hunt by Northumbria Police for Moat, a former bouncer and bodybuilder who shot three people – his ex-girlfriend, her new partner, and a police officer – two days after he was released from Durham Prison.
What followed was a week-long manhunt, involving 160 armed officers (10 per cent of those available in England and Wales at any one time). Sniper teams, helicopters and TV survival expert Ray Mears were also involved in the search. Read the full true story here.
On 9 July, Moat was tracked to a National Trust estate near Rothbury, Northumberland, with police surrounding him while he held a gun to his neck. In an attempt to make him surrender, food and water were reportedly offered to Moat, while...
- 4/13/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
In a surprise Hollywood twist, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have revealed their suspicions that they might be real brothers.
The stars of True Detective, who are reuniting for a new Apple TV+ comedy Brother From Another Mother, have questioned whether they might actually have the same father in real life.
Speaking on Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, McConaughey said: “You know, where I start and where he ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been like a murky line. And that’s part of our bromance, right?
“My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew. And you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me. His family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him.”
He continued: “In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about...
The stars of True Detective, who are reuniting for a new Apple TV+ comedy Brother From Another Mother, have questioned whether they might actually have the same father in real life.
Speaking on Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, McConaughey said: “You know, where I start and where he ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been like a murky line. And that’s part of our bromance, right?
“My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew. And you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me. His family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him.”
He continued: “In Greece a few years ago, we’re sitting around talking about...
- 4/13/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Judging from the buzz around 2022 dramas like Inventing Anna, The Staircase and The Girl from Plainville, our appetite for true crime series isn’t going anywhere. From grisly murder to exquisite scams, these powerful stories based on real-life events have us hooked.
Most of the year’s biggest true crime dramas have so far focussed on tales from the USA, but if you’re looking for unbelievable criminal cases from the UK, there’s plenty of must-watch series depicting some of the country’s most notorious criminal scandals coming later this year and beyond. Here’s a few to add to your watch list.
The Reckoning (BBC – later in 2022)
Actor, comedian and Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan is set to portray the life-long sexual predator and disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
After the disturbing and harrowing Netflix documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story aired earlier this year, many have...
Most of the year’s biggest true crime dramas have so far focussed on tales from the USA, but if you’re looking for unbelievable criminal cases from the UK, there’s plenty of must-watch series depicting some of the country’s most notorious criminal scandals coming later this year and beyond. Here’s a few to add to your watch list.
The Reckoning (BBC – later in 2022)
Actor, comedian and Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan is set to portray the life-long sexual predator and disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
After the disturbing and harrowing Netflix documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story aired earlier this year, many have...
- 8/11/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Camera are rolling on an ITV drama that tells the true story of Britain’s biggest ever police manhunt.
The Hunt For Raoul Moat will explore the major 2010 police operation to apprehend fugitive Raoul Moat, who went on the run in Northumbria after killing one person and wounding two others.
The 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 to apprehend Moat; and a local journalist who sought to tell Moat’s real story in a landscape of sensationalist reporting and social media provocation.
It will begin with Moat ex-partner Stobbart piecing her life back together following Moat’s imprisonment for assault. After he is released, he attempts to rekindle their relationship but when Moat realises that won’t happen, arms himself with a shotgun and confronts her and new partner Brown.
The Hunt For Raoul Moat will explore the major 2010 police operation to apprehend fugitive Raoul Moat, who went on the run in Northumbria after killing one person and wounding two others.
The 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 to apprehend Moat; and a local journalist who sought to tell Moat’s real story in a landscape of sensationalist reporting and social media provocation.
It will begin with Moat ex-partner Stobbart piecing her life back together following Moat’s imprisonment for assault. After he is released, he attempts to rekindle their relationship but when Moat realises that won’t happen, arms himself with a shotgun and confronts her and new partner Brown.
- 4/21/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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