A manhunt grips the nation. A celebrity stumbles into the madness. This is Britain at its most bizarre.

In July 2010, Raoul Moat launched a violent spree that left one man dead, a woman gravely injured, and a police officer blinded—triggering one of the largest manhunts in modern British history. But just when the standoff reached its peak, a surreal twist emerged: Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne arrived at the police cordon with chicken, lager, and a fishing rod—claiming he could "save his mate."

In this episode of Peculiar Britain, we unpack the chaos: Moat's descent into violence, the public's troubling response, and how a fallen football icon became an unexpected—and tragic—side show. Celebrity, crime, and crisis collide in this uniquely British story of media, madness, and myth.

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