The Hunt for Raoul Moat's writer, Kevin Sampson, also commented on the decision saying: "Paul Gascoigne was clearly not in a good place at that time. If It felt like we were sending somebody up ...
A week-long manhunt that gripped the UK in July 2010 has been turned into a television drama, bringing Raoul Moat’s violent ... interest of football legend Paul Gascoigne”, said the Mail.
Paul Gascoigne doesn't appear in ITV's The Hunt for Raoul Moat, despite the footballer turning up at the scene of the killer's final stand-off quickly becoming headline news 14 years ago.