The Hunt for Raoul Moat
ITV | BritBox | Release Date: September 28, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
DeciderJoel KellerSep 28, 2023
Season 1 Review: The Hunt For Raoul Moat is a pretty by-the-numbers limited series about a real-life manhunt. However, the performances are compelling enough, and the runtime short enough, to keep viewers engaged. Read full review
80
iEd PowerSep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: The Hunt for Raoul Moat was gruesomely transfixing, with a pressure-cooker tension that ratcheted steadily upwards from the moment Moat stepped out of jail. Sam and Chris were sensitively drawn as thoughtful and kind people. Read full review
60
Radio TimesMorgan CormackSep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: There's no denying that this series is once again an example of how ITV continues to pull off heart-racing true crime dramas, but it never truly breaks out of the shadow of the killer. Read full review
60
The GuardianLeila LatifSep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: The series determinedly reframes the narrative that was established back in 2010 and battles to not be part of the 24-hour news media circus that swept the nation 13 years ago. But in some respects it becomes a tad finger-wagging and sanctimonious given that the show is technically also profiting from the tragedy. It strives to walk as respectful a line as possible but, as is the case with all true crime programming, some ethical considerations and questions aren’t easily answered. Read full review
80
The IndependentSean O'GradySep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: The drama is a tense and faithful re-enactment of what happened, and why. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: What emerges is a well-intentioned, solidly acted, but monochromatic retelling. While it rightly bleaches itself of sensationalism, there are too many other blanks. Read full review
100
The TelegraphBenji WilsonSep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: The challenge for The Hunt for Raoul Moat as a piece of television is telling that story without making Moat the anti-establishment hero he so wanted to be. It isn’t easy, either, because a manhunt is gripping theatre. The Hunt for Raoul Moat’s triumph is that it gets the balance right. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleySep 5, 2023
Season 1 Review: The Hunt for Raoul Moat turned out not to be a voyeuristic rehash but a thoughtful, sensible telling of the monstrous 2010 rampage of this misogynistic, pudding-faced bully. It reminded us of the people who really matter: his victims. Read full review
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