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.
Written by Chris Lang and directed by Richard Laxton, the programme dramatises the John Darwin disappearance case (2002-2007), where prison officer and teacher John Darwin faked his own death in a canoeing accident, and reappeared five and a half years after he was believed to have died.
Apr 17, 2022 · The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe begins on ITV at 9pm on Sunday 17 April. The events of the series are so bizarre they seem implausible – here’s the true story the drama is based on.
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- Ellie Harrison
Apr 15, 2022 · The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. Eddie Marsan stars as a conman who faked his own death in this bizarre true story. When ex-teacher John took drastic action to claim life insurance money, he convinced his wife to play along & deceive everyone they knew - including their own sons.
Facing bankruptcy, John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife, Anne. John goes into hiding while Anne consoles their sons.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. Eddie Marsan stars as a conman who faked his own death in this bizarre true story. When ex-teacher John took drastic action to claim life insurance money, he convinced his wife to play along & deceive everyone they knew - including their own sons.
Apr 17, 2022 · Watch the true story of John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident and lived in Panama with his wife Anne. See the cast, crew, reviews, trivia and more of this TV movie.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The unbelievable true story of John and Anne Darwin that catapulted them into the global media spotlight.
