Eddie Marsan
John Darwin
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- 1. S1 E1 Apr 17, 2022
- Faced with bankruptcy, a man decides to fake his own death using his canoe.
- 2. S1 E2 Apr 18, 2022
- John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity.
- 3. S1 E3 Apr 19, 2022
- John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia.
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83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 86% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings The unbelievable true story of John and Anne Darwin that catapulted them into the global media spotlight. Read More Read Less
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- April 17, 2022
- Richard Laxton
9/10. One of the highlights of 2022. Sleepin_Dragon 6 May 2022. Truth is stranger than fiction! John Darwin decides to fake his own death in a canoeing accident, in order to receive the insurance money, his wife Anne reluctantly goes along with his plan.
Apr 17, 2022 · Joel Keller Decider. Not only is the true story of The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe remarkable, but Marsan and Dolan make the Darwin’s scheme seem all the more believable, as well as...
Apr 17, 2022 · Sunday 17 April 2022 22:00 BST. Comments. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe trailer. In the past couple of years, ITV’s commitment to adapting any British true-crime story has taken...
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- Nick Hilton
Apr 17, 2022 · Review. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, review: a very British crime story, superbly told. ITV’s new miniseries about how John Darwin faked his own death features superb...
Apr 16, 2022 · The Times. Dec 2, 2022. Chris Lang’s delicious rendition of this true-life caper, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (ITV), nailed this unlikely scenario, balancing the absurdity of Darwin’s harebrained scheme against his narcissistic, coercive control over his wife.
May 1, 2022 · 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.
