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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
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The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin's husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.
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Eddie MarsanJohn Darwin
Monica DolanAnne Darwin
Mark StanleyMark Darwin
Dominic ApplewhiteAnthony Darwin
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Chris LangExecutive Producer
David NathExecutive Producer
Sofia NoronhaExecutive Producer
Susie LiggatExecutive Producer
ARTWORK GALLERY
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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
4 episodes · First aired 2022-04-17 · ★ 7.5 The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy.
E01
Episode 1
2022-04-17 · 47 min
We meet John and Anne Darwin, a couple plagued by debt. Facing bankruptcy John decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife. They successfully pull it off and John goes into hiding while Anne consoles her sons.
E02
Episode 2
2022-04-18 · 47 min
John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so they can get the insurance pay out.
E03
Episode 3
2022-04-19 · 47 min
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt down Anne in Panama and their story starts to unravel.
E04
Episode 4
2022-04-20 · 47 min
The truth emerges when Anne and John are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.
